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New tool to help fleets fight back against nuclear verdicts

A new data-based tool is being launched to help fleets fight back against sophisticated plaintiff attorneys and the nuclear verdicts they aggressively pursue. Steve Bryan, who founded Vigillo then sold…

Updates added to JPRO Professional tools

Noregon has updated its flagship JPRO Professional in-shop diagnostic and repair tool, which offers a single application to triage, diagnose, and repair all makes and models. The first major…

DC to DC converters for battery-electric trucks

Eaton’s eMobility business will supply a 24-to-12-volt DC-DC converter to power accessories like antilock brakes and lighting in commercial heavy-duty battery-electric vehicles. The specialty converter, also known as a…

Volvo sees a greener future in hydrogen fuel cells

Volvo Group chief technology officer Lars Stenqvist clearly sees a future in fuel-cell-electric vehicles – a generation of trucks that will draw their power from hydrogen. But it would be…

Lion Electric appoints Piern as chief commercial officer

The Lion Electric Company on Tuesday named Brian Piern as chief commercial officer, effective June 7. In this role, Piern will guide Lion, a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban…

Prepare for sticker shock in the warehouse market

It’s hard to be profitable in trucking without strategically located facilities. Several large players recently told me they consider themselves to be in the real estate business, not the trucking…

Volvo celebrates I-Shift milestone

Volvo Trucks is celebrating its I-Shift automated manual transmission’s 15th anniversary in the North American market. The transmission was brought to North America in 2007, after six years in operation…

NB college eyes mobile trades training trailer

The New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) is seeking to acquire a mobile trades training trailer to promote skilled trades programming and increase access to education in the province. “New Brunswick…

CTA applauds permanent residency path, wants employers certified

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is applauding a new pathway to permanent residency for truck drivers already working under Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers Program. And it’s proposing a “certified employer”…

Bendix cameras get FMCSA exemption

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has received a five-year regulatory exemption for Bendix’s windshield-mounted video cameras. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced its decision April 6, and the…

Longer trailers, added axles, and a patchwork of vehicle weights and dimensions

Those who wonder why vehicle weights and dimensions are so varied from one jurisdiction to the next can look directly to Ontario. The province had achieved several productivity gains during…

Ritchie Bros. Edmonton auction sets records

Ritchie Bros. continues to set sales records, with last week’s Alberta auction selling 13,600 items for a collective $197 million. The Edmonton auction run from May 3-8 saw 28,700 online…

Fuel haulers get HOS relief as pipeline hit by cyberattack

Truck drivers delivering fuel in a several states have been given a temporary reprieve from Hours of Service rules in the wake of a ransomware cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline.

TCA names two Quebec drivers Highway Angels

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named two Quebec drivers Highway Angels – Bruno Filipe Da Costa Raposo, from Montreal and Daniel Cristian Ciorba, from Laval. Raposo, a professional driver with…

Garmin expands truck navigator lineup

Garmin has expanded its truck navigator lineup with a shrinking screen. The dezl OTR500 is 5.5 inches wide and features a high-resolution touchscreen display, adding to the product family…