Omnitracs, OTA create Mike Ham Scholarship preview image People, Trucking Life Omnitracs, OTA create Mike Ham Scholarship August 18, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — Omnitracs and the OTA Education Foundation have established a scholarship to honor the life and legacy of Michael Ham, who passed away in March. Ham worked…
Peterbilt Model 220EV is now available preview image Border, Equipment, Fuel/Emissions, Technology Peterbilt Model 220EV is now available August 18, 2020 DENTON, Texas — Peterbilt Motors Co. is now accepting orders for the Model 220EV, an all-electric medium-duty truck. The vehicle was showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas,…
DTNA president Roger Nielsen on electric vehicles, truck production and social justice preview image Border, Equipment, Fuel/Emissions, Trucking Life DTNA president Roger Nielsen on electric vehicles, truck production and social justice August 18, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is now producing trucks at pre-pandemic levels, is growing its electric vehicle fleet, and will be more vocal in support of social…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Fleets’ ‘renewed confidence’ reflected in trailer orders preview image Economy, Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: Fleets’ ‘renewed confidence’ reflected in trailer orders August 18, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – U.S. trailer orders reached their highest level of the year in July, at 19,300 units, according to FTR. July order activity was up 33% from June and…
Ontario, Quebec want feds to intervene in port strike preview image Economy, Trucking Life Ontario, Quebec want feds to intervene in port strike August 17, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – The governments of Ontario and Quebec are appealing to the federal government to end the strike at the Port of Montreal. Workers there have been on strike…
Sailun Tire to celebrate truck drivers preview image Events, Health/Safety, Trucking Life Sailun Tire to celebrate truck drivers August 17, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — Sailun Tire is holding a series of events in Southern Ontario this month to thank truck drivers for their hard work during Covid-19. The company will hand…
New SelecTrucks dealership opens in Winnipeg preview image Equipment New SelecTrucks dealership opens in Winnipeg August 17, 2020 WINNIPEG, Man. – SelecTrucks has opened a new dealership in Winnipeg. It’s the fourth SelecTrucks location to open this year, and the second in Canada. The new Winnipeg dealership is…
ITS fleet founder Max Haggarty passes away at 85 preview image People ITS fleet founder Max Haggarty passes away at 85 August 17, 2020 BELLEVILLE, Ont. – Max Haggarty, the founder and owner of International Truckload Services (ITS), passed away at his residence on Aug. 14 at the age of 85. The Ontario entrepreneur…
Hendrickson acquires Stemco business units preview image Equipment Hendrickson acquires Stemco business units August 17, 2020 WOODRIDGE, Ill. – Hendrickson has announced its acquisition of the Motor Wheel Brake Drum and Crewson slack adjuster businesses from Stemco. Both operations will be run as a division of…
Jim Mullen is leaving FMCSA preview image Border, People, Regulations Jim Mullen is leaving FMCSA August 17, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jim Mullen, who as acting chief of the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rolled out the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse program in January, is leaving…
Peterbilt wins leadership awards preview image Border, Equipment Peterbilt wins leadership awards August 14, 2020 DENTON, Texas — Peterbilt Motors Co. has received two leadership awards from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). They are in recognition of Peterbilt’s leadership in manufacturing as well as…
Navistar moving e-mobility operations to new facility preview image Equipment, Fuel/Emissions Navistar moving e-mobility operations to new facility August 14, 2020 ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. – Navistar has announced it will move its NEXT eMobility Solutions business unit to a new facility in Rochester Hills, Mich. The 19,000 sq.-ft. facility is about…
DriverCheck moving Covid-19 testing to London Flying J preview image Health/Safety, Trucking Life DriverCheck moving Covid-19 testing to London Flying J August 14, 2020 LONDON, Ont. – DriverCheck will take its free Covid-19 testing for truck drivers to the Flying J in London, Ont., beginning Aug. 18. It has been offering Covid testing at…
Coming soon: New version of ArriveCan preview image Border, Health/Safety, People Coming soon: New version of ArriveCan August 14, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — Public health authorities plan to release a new version of the ArriveCan app Tuesday, according to the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA). ArriveCan 2.5 will include an…
Predicting the Unpredictable: Attempting to plot out the economic recovery preview image Border, Economy Predicting the Unpredictable: Attempting to plot out the economic recovery August 14, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The sudden, devastating economic collapse caused by the Covid-19 pandemic was so unprecedented, that even seasoned economists admit it’s difficult to predict what the recovery will look…
