Lightweight CNG tank from Quantum

Quantum Fuel Systems' Q-Cab60 is a Compressed Natural Gas fuel module that will hold up to 60 Diesel Gallon Equivalents of fuel without blocking the view through the back of a cab.

Captive beam decking and a shoring wall

Ancra International's new Logist-A-Panel combines captive beam decking and a shoring wall system, replacing a plywood or liner panel in a sheet-and-post trailer. The result can be used for shoring, strapping loads of all sizes.

Video highlights U-joint inspection, replacement

ELGIN, IL - SKF has released an online video showing how to inspect and replace a U-joint on a commercial vehicle, using the rear driveshaft U-joint on a 2017 Freightliner Cascadia for the demonstration.

Thunder Bay defers truck route vote

THUNDER BAY, ON - There is a calm before the storm when it comes to plans to restrict truck traffic in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Utility plant produces 250,000th refrigerated trailer

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA - Utility Trailer Manufacturing has now manufactured more than 250,000 refrigerated vans at a plant in Clearfield, Utah.

Cooper steer tire in Load Range H

Cooper Tire and Rubber's Roadmaster RM180+(EM) SmartWay-verified steer tire is now available in Load Range H for 11R22.5 and 11R24.5 tire sizes.

Peterbilt 579 to have standard Wingman Advanced

Bendix’s Wingman Advanced Collision Mitigation System will become a standard offering on Peterbilt’s Model 579 beginning July 1. The radar-based collision mitigation…

March trailer orders up 50% over 2016

BLOOMINGTON, IN -- Net U.S. trailer orders in March were up 50% over last year even if they were down 20% from February -- and reached 20,500 units overall, FTR reports.

Moss named COO at Ward

ALTOONA, PA - Mike Moss has been named Chief Operating Officer of Ward Transport and Logistics, a family-owned Less than Truckload carrier.

“Optimism” returns to oil patch: Mullen

OKOTOKS, AB - Revenues are still lower than peak levels, but Mullen Group chairman and Chief Executive Officer Murray K Mullen is reporting a "sense of optimism" in the oil and gas sector -- and he expects the good news to continue in the second half of 2017.

Mack’s Vision supporting uptime

MONTREAL, QC - Those who pull into a service bay in one of Mack's six certified uptime centers in Canada can thank one dealer in particular for the steps taken to diagnose a challenge.

Severe-duty slider for fifth wheels

SAF-Holland's severe-duty slider system for fifth wheels offers nothing less than an 80,000-pound vertical load and 200,000-pound drawbar capacity.

Mack’s 16,000-pound front axle

Mack Trucks has unveiled a proprietary 16,000-pound front axle for axle-back and axle-forward models of the Pinnacle.

UAP acquires Service de Freins Montreal (Freno) distribution business

MONTREAL, QC - UAP's Heavy Vehicle Parts Division has acquired Service de Freins Montreal (Freno) distribution business.

The possibility — and limits — of remote diagnostics

MONTREAL, QC - Manufacturers are more closely connected to individual engines than ever before. Telematics make it possible to monitor fault codes in real time, inform vehicle owners of the problems, and even identify service locations that stock the required parts. Stephane Godbout, the president of SG Consulting, just wants more. He understands the value of data, having worked for a fleet that adopted Detroit Technician in more than 500 trucks as early as 2012. "It was a lot of data to start out with," Godbout recalled during the SCEF maintenance summit in Montreal. "We had to scale back because our people were swamped with data. They didn't know what to do with it."