‘The future is here’: Nikola CEO

GATINEAU, QC - The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nikola Motor Company suggests today's truck manufacturers face a fate similar to Kodak, which watched its film business collapse during the advent of digital cameras. "They [Kodak] were so powerful that they never expected to change anything," Trevor Milton said in an address to the 66th annual meeting of the Quebec Trucking Association. "Why change something that already works?" His Utah-based company is certainly looking to reinvent the idea of a Class 8 truck, as it looks to produce a hydrogen-powered electric model known as the Nikola One.

Registration opens for FTR transportation conference

BLOOMINGTON, IN - Registration has opened for FTR's 13th Annual Transportation Conference to be held September 12-14 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Salute to women among Atlantic show highlights

MONCTON, NB - The Atlantic Truck Show returns to the Moncton Coliseum June 9-10, with a biennial event that typically attracts more than 12,000 visitors over two days, organizers say.

Geotab now supports CNG equipment

Geotab GO can now report on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuel levels and temperatures on all Momentum Fuel Technologies CNG fuel tanks and systems.

First Formula by Pirelli tire

The Formula II All-Position Rib tire for long-haul and regional applications is the first offering from the new Formula by Pirelli product line.

Cummins-approved additives

Cummins has for the first time endorsed two additives for diesel engines - Power Service's Diesel Kleen +Cetane Boost and Diesel Fuel Supplement +Cetane Boost.

Navigation unit with Wi-Fi

The TomTom GO 52 combines connected navigation with Wi-Fi updates and smartphone notifications.

New transload site planned in Manitoba

LETELLIER, MB - Mid Canada Transload Services has announced plans to build a new inland port and rail siding at the Canada-U.S. border, about 1.5 kilometers south of Letellier, Manitoba.

Institute makes case for side guards

ARLINGTON, VA - New crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) have demonstrated that well-built sideguards could keep passenger vehicles from sliding under the side of a semi-trailer. It was the first time that such guards were tested.

Industry asked to support flooded communities

TORONTO, ON - The Canadian Trucking Alliance and Trucks for Change Network are looking for equipment and services to support emergency relief deliveries in flooded areas of Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and British Columbia.

Driver exam crush ahead of mandatory training

TORONTO, ON -- An increasing number of would-be truck drivers are lining up for licensing tests at Ontario DriveTest centers as the province approaches a July 1 deadline to introduce Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT). The number of appointments has increased since the beginning of 2017 and was up 20% last March when compared to the same month in 2016, an Ontario Ministry of Transportation spokesman confirms. The surge was not unexpected, either. Extra examiners were trained, and more classified test slots had been allocated to respond to an increase in demand.

Daimler promotes two executives

PORTLAND, OR -- Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has appointed Jeff Allen and Stefan Kurschner to its operating committee. Allen becomes senior vice president - production, quality and specialty vehicles on August 1. Kurschner will be the senior vice president for aftermarket business units effective July 1.

PACCAR axles for vocational Peterbilts

Peterbilt vocational trucks can now be spec'd with the new PACCAR 20,000- and 22,000-pound wide track steer axles designed for applications such as refuse, construction and heavy-haul.

Peterbilt Model 520 configurations

Peterbilt has unveiled three new cab configurations for its Model 520. It now comes in left-hand, right-hand, and right-hand stand-up drive as well as the existing dual-seated drive.

Mack Over-the-Air programming

Mack is bringing its Over the Air (OTA) programming to refuse vehicles including the 2018 Granite, TerraPro and LR models with Mack 2017 GHG engines. With that, owners can update software without pulling into a service bay, setting parameters like road speed limits from afar.