Truck lightweighting options continue to evolve preview image Mgmt Best Practices Truck lightweighting options continue to evolve February 16, 2021 The options that shed unwanted pounds from tractor-trailers continue to evolve, and bulk haulers may not be the only fleets that would benefit from the lighter equipment weights. “Lightweighting makes…
Hexagon Agility combines fuel businesses preview image Equipment Hexagon Agility combines fuel businesses February 16, 2021 Agility Fuel Solutions, a supplier of onboard high-pressure cylinders and natural gas fuel systems, is joining forces with Hexagon Mobile Pipeline – a business that supplies cylinders and tanks to…
Isuzu begins production of gas-powered Class 5 trucks preview image Equipment Isuzu begins production of gas-powered Class 5 trucks February 9, 2021 Isuzu has begun production of its Class 5 gasoline-powered trucks. The 17,950-lb. GVWR NQR and the 19,500-lb. GVWR NRR will be powered by a 6.0-liter gas-powered V8. The NRR will…
Peterbilt GM talks growing truck market, electric vehicle plans, and more preview image Equipment Peterbilt GM talks growing truck market, electric vehicle plans, and more February 8, 2021 Peterbilt GM and Paccar vice-president Jason Skoog is clearly bullish on the state of today’s truck market and the OEM’s position within it. North America’s Class 8 truck orders are…
Manitoba offering more funding for green truck technologies preview image Equipment Manitoba offering more funding for green truck technologies February 8, 2021 Manitoba has opened the second round of applications for grants towards heavy truck fuel-saving technologies and retrofits. “One-third of greenhouse-gas emissions in our province comes from the transportation sector, so…
DTNA invests in Detroit plant to build ePowertrain preview image Equipment DTNA invests in Detroit plant to build ePowertrain February 8, 2021 Daimler Trucks North America (DNTA) has invested US$20 million into its Detroit manufacturing plant to build the new Detroit ePowertrain. It will be used to power Freightliner eCascadia and eM2…
Green transportation plan comes to Montreal Port preview image Supply Chain Green transportation plan comes to Montreal Port February 5, 2021 Europe’s Lean and Green certification program has landed in Greater Montreal, introducing a program to measure the environmental performance of the Montreal area’s logistics and transportation operations. Recognized transportation companies…
Meritor preparing to roll out electric powertrain preview image Sustainability Meritor preparing to roll out electric powertrain February 3, 2021 Meritor has announced it will commercially launch its electric powertrain later this year. Based on the 14X, the electric powertrain will initially be sold to Lion Electric, Autocar and European…
J&R Hall pilots trailer gap-closing TruckWings during Canadian winter preview image Equipment J&R Hall pilots trailer gap-closing TruckWings during Canadian winter February 2, 2021 J&R Hall has given a thumbs-up to TruckLabs’ TruckWings, a trailer gap-closing set of fairings that have withstood harsh Canadian weather and provided fuel savings. The fleet was the first…
Natural gas truck sales down 9% in 2020 preview image Equipment Natural gas truck sales down 9% in 2020 January 29, 2021 Natural gas truck sales in the U.S. and Canada were down 9% for the first 11 months of 2020, according to ACT Research. In its Alternative Fuels Quarterly report, ACT…
Lion deepens ties with Flo, AddEnergie preview image Sustainability Lion deepens ties with Flo, AddEnergie January 26, 2021 Lion Electric has strengthened its collaboration with the charging network operator Flo and its parent company AddEnergie by signing a reseller agreement. As part of the deal, Lion will offer…
Aftermarket suppliers preparing for tighter emissions, safety standards for trucks preview image Business Management Aftermarket suppliers preparing for tighter emissions, safety standards for trucks January 25, 2021 Aftermarket parts suppliers are preparing themselves for everything from tighter emissions controls to tougher safety standards — along with a “Buy American” mandate — as a new U.S. president takes…
Aperia awarded by EPA preview image Equipment Aperia awarded by EPA January 21, 2021 Aperia was given a Clean Air Excellence Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The award, for transportation efficiency innovations, was presented for the Halo Tire Inflator and is…
‘Urgent action’ needed to hit net-zero truck emissions by 2050, report says preview image Equipment ‘Urgent action’ needed to hit net-zero truck emissions by 2050, report says January 21, 2021 Shell and Deloitte see a path for the world’s trucks and buses to produce net-zero emissions by 2050, but identify “urgent action” that needs to be taken to reach the…
Loop Energy promotes George Rubin preview image Technology Loop Energy promotes George Rubin January 19, 2021 Loop Energy has appointed George Rubin chief commercial officer, the company announced Tuesday. He will also become a member of the executive management team, it said. Loop, based in Burnaby,…
