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OTA offers input on cyclist/pedestrian safety

TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has submitted comments on how trucks, cyclists and pedestrians can co-exist on roads. Its comments were filed with the province’s CycleON Action…

Swedish P.M. visits Hagerstown plant

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Volvo Group’s Hagerstown powertrain plant hosted Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven this week. Swedish ambassador to the U.S., Karin Olofsdotter also visited, and the delegation was hosted…

Time Trials: ELDs and our experience so far

TORONTO, Ont. -- Three months in, the worst of the American ELD rollout is probably behind us. Some fleets have discovered that the devices they bought at the very last minute didn't work as advertised. Inspectors were flummoxed by some devices ...

Clear the Air: Don’t be sidelined by a failing air compressor

Admit it. A truck’s air system probably isn’t your most pressing maintenance concern. The systems are pretty reliable, and beyond changing the air-dryer desiccant cartridge every couple of years,…

Electric truck will exceed expectations: Musk

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Elon Musk says the fully electric Tesla truck will be better than previously thought. The CEO of the electric vehicle company said he was “optimistic” new specs on the truck would exceed previously released versions.

Volvo introduces new VNX

Volvo product overhaul continues with VNX heavy-hauler

Talbert celebrates 80 years

Talbert Manufacturing’s founder Austin Talbert RENSSELAER, Ind. – Eighty years after Austin Talbert first opened the doors to his company, Talbert Manufacturing is still going strong. Founded in 1938 as…

Volvo adds VNX heavy-hauler, anticipates strengthening truck market

DUBLIN, Va. – Volvo Trucks North America recently finished building legacy models at its truck plant here, and is now producing the new VNL and VNR. And the timing couldn’t…

Class D renewal requirements change in Ontario July 1

TORONTO, Ont. – Class D license holders in Ontario will have new medical and road test requirements beginning July 1, 2018. The Ministry of Transportation released its new guidelines for…

OTA implores government to include truck drivers in nominee pilot program

TORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is asking the provincial government to remember truck drivers as it reviews its stance on how it classifies certain occupations under the…

SmartDrive unveils new Transportation Intelligence Platform

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – SmartDrive Systems launched its Transportation Intelligence Platform and SR4 hardware this week during a virtual press conference. According to SmartDrive, the platform is the first video-based…

Winners of the February Good Driver Challenge revealed

LONDON, Ont. — The results are in for the February Good Driver Challenge. The challenge, designed and created by NAL Insurance to help the trucking industry reduce accidents, uses a…

Volvo projects robust truck market

DUBLIN, Va. -- Volvo expects a strong North American truck market in 2018 -- and its current projection of 280,000 Class 8 truck sales is expected to push “significantly higher” when a quarterly report is released in April, says Magnus Koeck, vice-president of marketing and brand management.

Volvo unveils new heavy-hauling VNX

DUBLIN, Va. – Volvo Trucks has unveiled the heavy hauler of its product lineup in the form of the new VNX – a hybrid of highway and vocational tractor ready to support applications like long combination vehicles, B-trains, and lowboys.

Government discussing a drug abuse program as legalized cannabis approaches

OTTAWA, Ont. – Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau says the Government of Canada is actively working on a policy to address marijuana impairment in the workplace. The minister sent a…