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Peterbilt teases truck launch

Peterbilt is inviting people to sit in on its latest truck launch through an online event scheduled for Feb. 3. The product reveal will be hosted at 3 pm CST…

Only specific shops can update Ontario trucks to SPIF rules

Ontario truck shops that want to tap into the surging demand for SPIF-compliant equipment may have a tougher time than they think. Mechanics can’t simply attach the required steerable lift…

Natural gas truck sales down 9% in 2020

Natural gas truck sales in the U.S. and Canada were down 9% for the first 11 months of 2020, according to ACT Research. In its Alternative Fuels Quarterly report, ACT…

Schneider names Canadian Ride of Pride driver

Canadian military veteran and 10-year safe driver for Schneider, Michael Cunningham, has been named the company’s Canadian Ride of Pride truck driver, the fleet announced. Schneider has run three Canadian…

Tremcar acquires Bedard Tanks

Tremcar Group has acquired tank trailer manufacturer Bedard Tanks, which will now operate as a division of Tremcar. Bedard designs and manufactures tanker trailers, mainly for bulk materials, and has…

Trucking industry rallies to support Team Tryson

What started as a fever, in late December became every parent’s worst nightmare. Four-year-old Tryson McGrath suffered nine fevers between Dec. 8 and Dec. 31. Initially, they were diagnosed as…

Covid-19 is bringing lasting change to the truck shop

The empty shelves admittedly left me with an uneasy feeling in the early days of Covid-19. Grocery store aisles were stripped bare of staples. Shoppers had hoarded toilet paper of…

Musk promises Tesla Semi in late 2021, cites temporary cell shortage for delay

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company’s Semi, a Class 8 battery-electric tractor, has finished its pre-production engineering work and is ready to go to market later this year. However,…

Rite-Hite picks up Scraper Systems

Rite-Hite has acquired Pennsylvania-based Scraper Systems, which makes FleetPlow automated slow removal systems for trucks and buses. The sale comes with the pending requirement of Howard Livingston, who acquired Scraper…

Utility offers 7-inch underride retrofits

Utility Trailer Manufacturing dry vans, refrigerated vans and flatbeds produced after 2002 can be retrofitted with the manufacturer’s standard seven-inch-deep horizontal ICC bumper. The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety…

Transborder truck freight down 7.5%

Trucks moved freight valued at US$62.7 billion between the U.S., Canada and Mexico in November, the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) said Thursday. That was down 7.5% from the…

From refugee to trucking company owner

Community is at the heart of everything Dharampal Sandhu does. That is his way of giving back for the help he received from Canadians years ago. The former refugee now…

Trucker charged in record meth bust

An Alberta truck driver has been charged following the largest seizure on record of methamphetamine at a land border crossing in Canada. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said Wednesday…

Parts suppliers respond to Covid-19 pressures

There is no doubt that Covid-19 had a dramatic impact on businesses, and the trucking industry, while an essential industry, was not immune – not just fleets, but also the…

Goodyear, ConMet to collaborate on wheel end data

Goodyear and ConMet will be tapping into the power of data where the rubber literally meets the road. Goodyear Tire and Rubber has signed a deal with ConMet to combine…