Making the case for (significantly) older trucks preview image Making the case for (significantly) older trucks August 12, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. -- It might be presumptive to call it a movement, but some owner-operators and small fleets are turning to (significantly) older iron rather than the typical five-year-old, million-kilometer used truck.
Rodeo du Camion revs up small Quebec town preview image Rodeo du Camion revs up small Quebec town August 9, 2019 NOTRE-DAME-DU-NORD, Que. – More than 90,000 spectators showed up in this northwestern Quebec town over the weekend to watch Rodeo du Camion, which featured a variety of…
Work starts on new Day and Ross terminal in Moncton August 9, 2019 Day and Ross executives with the mayor of Moncton, Dawn Arnold, and other local officials at Wednesday’s groundbreaking ceremony. MONCTON, N.B. — Day and Ross broke ground at the…
Prepare for different Canadian and U.S. ELD rules preview image Prepare for different Canadian and U.S. ELD rules August 9, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. -- While Canada's pending ELD regulations are similar to those in the U.S., there will be some differences -- and not only as they relate to hours of service (HOS) rules. Fleets will want to prepare themselves.
Border, People Daimler bolsters customer experience August 8, 2019 Paul Romanaggi, chief customer experience officer at DTNA PORTLAND, Ore. –Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has announced the creation of a new customer experience organization, and named Paul Romanaggi…
Surprise brake blitz grounds 16% preview image Equipment, Health/Safety, Maintenance Surprise brake blitz grounds 16% August 8, 2019 GREENBELT, Md. – Roadside inspectors placed 16.1% of vehicles out of service for brake-related issues on May 15, during a surprise inspection blitz coordinated by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance…
Industry to hold appreciation week for truckers preview image Events, People, Trucking Life Industry to hold appreciation week for truckers August 7, 2019 A group of retired truckers exchanging stories at a recent show in Clifford, Ont. TORONTO, Ont. – Preparations are underway for the annual National Trucking Week, which gives…
Nikola Motor receives $1.7M DOE grant August 7, 2019 PHOENIX, Ariz. — The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Nikola Motor Co. a $1.7-million grant to advance its research into fuel cell membrane electrode assembly (MEA), Nikola said…
Sutco goes from pink to plaid in effort to raise funds to fight cancer August 7, 2019 SALMO, B.C. – On the heels of its success “driving toward a cure” to raise money to fight breast cancer, Sutco Transportation Specialists is at it again with a new…
Jacobs and Tula announce partnership August 7, 2019 Jacobs’ cylinder deactivation system BLOOMFIELD, Conn. – Jacobs Vehicle Systems is teaming up with Tula Technology to further develop cylinder deactivation (CDA) technologies, which reduce engine fuel consumption and…
Navistar’s Vision 2025 to fuel growth, customer and dealer satisfaction preview image Equipment Navistar’s Vision 2025 to fuel growth, customer and dealer satisfaction August 7, 2019 BOULDER, Col. – Navistar International says it has left survival mode, and is now in growth mode. And it has an ambitious plan to return to its glory years as…
Navistar unveils Vision to transform dealer, parts business preview image Navistar unveils Vision to transform dealer, parts business August 7, 2019 BOULDER, Colo – Navistar International has a vision for the future of its dealer and aftermarket experience -- and it means transforming everything from parts distribution to customer interactions.
Demand for quicker parts deliveries intensifies preview image Demand for quicker parts deliveries intensifies August 7, 2019 BOULDER, Colo. -- Navistar International is in the midst of a project to refine its dealership experience, and part of that involves a focus on faster parts deliveries.
Navistar lays out plan to grow parts business preview image Equipment Navistar lays out plan to grow parts business August 6, 2019 BOULDER, Col. – Navistar International plans to grow its parts business, by expanding product lines within its private label brands and quickly adapting to a rapidly evolving market. Josef Kory,…
Economy, Equipment July Class 8 orders lowest since 2010 August 6, 2019 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Preliminary orders for Class 8 trucks in North America fell below 10,000 units in July, for the first time since 2010. FTR reported orders of…
