How to keep truck cabs clean in the fight against Covid-19

TORONTO, Ont. — How often did your mother remind to wash your hands after using the washroom and before sitting down to a meal? If you’re like many people, those…

Focus On: Mack Electric LR

Early in 2020, Mack Trucks handed the keys to its first fully electric refuse truck to the New York City Department of Sanitation. The LR Electric is North…

Commercial ferry service maintained during Covid-19, with changes

VICTORIA, B.C. — Canada’s east- and west-coast ferry services, Marine Atlantic and BC Ferries respectively, are maintaining service during the Covid-19 outbreak, but with a few changes to operations.

Truck drivers have rights after fleet bankruptcies

TORONTO, Ont. — Adam Lowry, a company driver with Celedon Canada (Hyndman) first learned about the company’s pending collapse on a news website. There had been lots of chatter…

4 questions to ask before buying a used truck

This is not your typical highway tractor. Outwardly, a heavy-spec’ truck may not look much different, but it’s a different beast down beneath the cab. TORONTO, Ont. — You…

Allison’s new environmental test center to open July 8

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Allison Transmission is developing a 60,000 sq.-ft. Vehicle Environment Test (VET) Center in Indianapolis. It’s currently under construction, with the official opening scheduled for July…

Cummins Westport natural gas engines meet low-NOx standards

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Cummins’ commitment to deliver sustainable products and lower NOx emissions continues with certification of the Cummins Westport B6.7N natural gas engine. It recently received certifications from…

Ford upgrades E-Series, F-650, F-750

Coming off one of the best years in company history for commercial vehicle sales, Ford is adding more customer-driven options to its F-650 and F-750 medium-duty trucks and E-Series…

Focus On: Stoneridge swaps mirrors for monitors

From the driver's perspective, Stoneridge's MirrorEye system is simple enough, but there's a lot going on in the background of this technology designed to replace traditional mirrors.

Dana enhances Spicer SPL driveshafts

Dana Incorporated has made enhancements to its Spicer SPL Series driveshafts for improved overall efficiency and increased performance. Changes include increased torque ratings and improved sealing technologies. Torque ratings…

Goodyear upbeat on 2020, with new services and a high-mileage steer tire

AURORA, Col. — Goodyear is going into 2020 on an upbeat mood, if not quite bullish. Talk around the “commercial” table here at Goodyear’s 2020 Customer Conference in Aurora, Colorado,…

Review: ZF transmission is a great 8

TORONTO, Ont. -- In early 2021, German automotive supplier ZF Friedrichschafen AG will launch the PowerLine 8AP, an eight-speed torque-converter automatic transmission medium-duty and vocational applications with gross vehicle weights up to 26,000 kg (57,000 lb).

Medium-duty transmissions are more than commodities

TORONTO, Ont. -- Look through vehicle spec’ sheets for the lower weight classes on various OEM websites -- GMC, Ford, Isuzu, Hino and others – and you find the transmission described simply as, say, a six-speed automatic. That's just fine with a significant majority of medium-duty truck buyers. They don't even think about the transmission when choosing a truck.

Eaton to discontinue Procision transmission: Exclusive

BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- Today's Trucking has learned that Eaton is no longer producing its Procision dual-clutch automated transmission and will discontinue production at the end of the year.

Can you improve shop efficiency without compromising quality?

TORONTO, Ont. -- Do you want to save time and money on fleet maintenance operations? Fleets struggling to stay ahead of day-to-day challenges often do not step back to see what's really going on or try to get beyond what appears obvious.