Transflo Bundle+ combines multiple features

Transflo Bundle+ is pulling together ELD compliance, weigh station bypass, fleet navigation, and unlimited scanning capabilities – taking advantage of the company’s T-Series telematics and a GPS-based tracking…

Hino opens West Virginia truck plant

Hino expects production rates to grow to 15,000 units on one shift by 2020. MINERAL WELLS, WV — Hino Motors has officially opened its new million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Mineral…

Organize the shop, and keep chaos at bay

MONTREAL, Que. -- The way a truck maintenance shop is laid out and organized can make a major difference in the uptime it can help to realize, making it a vital profit center.

Transflo bundles multiple features

Transflo Bundle+ is pulling together ELD compliance, weigh station bypass, fleet navigation, and unlimited scanning capabilities – taking advantage of the company’s T-Series telematics and a GPS-based tracking device from Geotab.

Truck sales expected to drop — but maybe to normal levels

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. – Truck sales may be projected to slow in 2020, but Daimler Trucks North America believes the totals will still reflect strong demand overall. The OEM is projecting about 480,000 Class 6-8 truck sales in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico this year, and somewhere between 380,000 and 400,000 in 2020.

Western Star eyes higher vocational truck share

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. – Daimler Trucks North America enjoys a significant share of the on-highway truck market, but Western Star president David Carson knows there is room for growth in the vocational business segment.

Daimler to establish new PDC in Canada

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. – Daimler Trucks North America plans to establish a new parts distribution center in Canada as it pushes toward a goal of completing truck repairs within 24 hours.

Daimler team focusing on customer experience

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. -- Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is establishing a new internal group that will dedicate itself to improving the customer experience, touching everything from new truck sales to service.

B.C., Alberta inspectors secure honors during CVSA championships

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Sgt. Benjamin Schropfer of the Nebraska State Patrol earned top honors during last week’s North American Inspectors Championship (NAIC), but his Canadian peers secured top honors in…

Business is booming for mobile concrete pumps

RACINE, Wisc. – The interest in truck-mounted concrete pumps continues to grow in the push for ever-higher productivity gains on modern construction sites. Maybe you could call these the boom times.

Mack using data to refine maintenance intervals

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – Mack Trucks’ GuardDog Connect system can now offer further insights into maintenance intervals, using a new Dynamic Maintenance program that will better match the tasks to specific duty cycles.

Half of truck owners switch brands because of poor experience: Survey

TORONTO, Ont. -- Almost half (49%) of truck owners say they have switched nameplates because of a poor dealership experience, Today's Trucking's latest Pulse Survey has found.

Port of Montreal getting $37-million upgrade

MONTREAL, Que. – The Port of Montreal will benefit from a $37-million investment in the name of increasing efficiency, capacity and security, with the promise of reducing wait times…

Mack pumped about truck sales, construction business

ST PAUL, Minn. – The market for commercial trucks remains strong, buoyed by factors including a strong construction sector, and Mack Trucks now forecasts a North American market for 325,000 Class 8 units this year.

Roll-up door for Freightliner M2

Fontaine Modification is improving the access to Freightliner M2 trucks, making it easier for users like tow truck operators and firefighters to reach tools and equipment.