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Freightliner reveals more options for new Cascadia

ATLANTA, Ga. – Freightliner has taken orders for 25,000 new Cascadia models in about a year, something that took three years to achieve with the truck’s predecessor, the classic Cascadia.

Daimler addresses platooning, electric trucks at NACV opening

ATLANTA, Ga. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is testing truck platooning on its Madras, Ore., test track as well as public highways. Freightliner trucks are testing platooning. The…

Kriska acquires Service Freight Systems

PRESCOTT, ON - Kriska Transportation Group (KTG) has acquired Burlington, Ontario-based Service Freight Systems (SFS), which will continue to be led by general manager Rob Ten Brinke. Service Freight Systems, a logistics company founded in 1995, specializes in temperature-controlled, cross-border, truckload freight. Kriska Group has 600 tractors, 1,700 trailers, and employs 850 people including owner-operators. Its brands include Kriska Holdings, Mill Creek Motor Freight, JMF Transport (1992), and Transpro Freight Systems. "The KTG family of companies, with its asset-based core, complements well with SFS. They will add depth to our growing investment in logistics services," said Mark Seymour, Kriska's president and Chief Executive Officer, in a related press release.

First electric eCanters deliver this year

ATLANTA, GA - Fuso will deliver the first of its eCanter cabovers this year, passing a key milestone for the world's first series-produced Class 4 electric work truck. Models will arrive in the U.S., Germany and Japan.

Daimler testing platooning in U.S.

ATLANTA, GA – Daimler Trucks North America is testing platooning systems on test tracks and select highways, further exploring technologies to enhance fuel economy. Tightly spaced pairs of trucks…

Tenneco eyes options for wasted heat

ATLANTA, GA - If Tenneco has its way, no heat will be wasted heat.

Cummins sees future in diverse power options

ATLANTA, GA - Cummins continues to embrace a "buffet" of power sources for the marketplace as it prepares for a future that includes diesel, hybrids, electric powertrains, and fuel cells.

Cummins engine boss vows to offer customers “power of choice”

ATLANTA, Ga. – Cummins is uniquely positioned to offer customers their “power of choice” well into the future, according to president of the engine business, Srikanth Padmanabhan. Padmanabhan was speaking…

First transmission from Eaton-Cummins joint venture introduced

ATLANTA, Ga. – Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies took the wraps off the first project produced under its recently-announced joint venture – a new 12-speed automated transmission dubbed Endurant. The…

Run on Less trucks hit average of 10.1 mpg during 17-day demonstration

ATLANTA, Ga. – Drivers in the Run on Less demonstration exceeded all expectations and hit an average of 10.1 mpg during the 17-day project. The North American Council for Freight…

Starship Initiative to launch in 2018

SANTA BARBARA, CA - Shell is on a mission to explore fuel economy improvements that might be realized in decades to come. And some of the ideas are now taking physical shape in the form of a prototype tractor-trailer known as the Starship Initiative.

Ocean Trailer becomes official dealer of Fontaine trailers in Western Canada

WINNIPEG, Man. – Trailer leasing, rental, sales and service company Ocean Trailer announced it will be the exclusive dealer for Fontaine Heavy Haul in Western Canada. Having forged a long-standing…

Adding safety technology to trucks can prevent 63,000 crashes a year, says AAA

  WASHINGTON, D.C. — New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety suggests that large trucks equipped with advanced safety technologies can prevent up to 63,000 truck-related crashes each…

Kriska buys Service Freight Systems

PRESCOTT, Ont. – Kriska Transportation Group (KTG) has announced the acquisition of Burlington, Ont.-based Service Freight Systems. It will continue to operate under its current management team, with Rob Ten…

Stop thinking about ‘driverless’ trucks: CTA

OTTAWA, ON - The Canadian Trucking Alliance has told Canada's Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications that truck drivers will continue to be needed as automated vehicle technologies advance. In fact, the technologies could make the idea of operating a commercial vehicle more inviting and accessible to a new generation of drivers.