Equipment Pierquip appoints VP of sales for Ontario November 17, 2020 MIRABEL, Que. – Pierquip, which specializes in trailer sales, financing and service, has appointed Gene Boyer vice-president of sales for Ontario, the company announced Monday. Gene Boyer. (Photo: Pierquip) Boyer…
Equipment Test Drive: Western Star’s 49X is a head-turning workhorse November 16, 2020 Daimler executives weren’t happy. You’d think they would be, given that the company’s North American trucks division is riding a Class 8, on-highway market share wave that would be the…
Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: October third best month ever for trailer orders November 13, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – The industry booked 54,200 trailers in October, according to preliminary data from ACT Research, making it the third best month ever. It displaced September from its one-month…
Equipment The art of truck fire investigation November 12, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The remnants of a truck fire may appear to most as nothing but a hunk of smouldering metal, but to Adam Holloway every fire is a mystery…
Equipment Ritchie Bros. reports surge in forklift sales November 10, 2020 Ritchie Bros. is reporting a surge in forklift sales, citing strong activity by online retailers as well as other trends in massive warehouses. The auction house has sold more than…
Trucks Volvo updates fuel economy packages November 10, 2020 Volvo Trucks North America has enhanced the fuel economy packages for its VNL and VNR models. Chief among the changes, the proprietary D13 turbo compound engine is now standard…
Equipment Freightliner reaches electric truck milestone November 10, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. – Freightliner has surpassed 500,000 miles in real-world electric truck use, the company announced. Trucks include Freightliner eCascadias and eM2s in the truck maker’s Innovation and Customer Experience…
Equipment Details begin to emerge on ELD certification process November 10, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Electronic logging device (ELD) suppliers now know who can certify their offerings for the Canadian market, and the technical standards that need to be met. But there…
Equipment Preparing your shop to service electric trucks November 9, 2020 As the buzz about electric trucks continues to build, early adopters are rethinking their shop tooling, configurations, and technician training requirements to accommodate such vehicles. While the first fleets to…
Equipment Paccar electric trucks summit Pikes Peak November 9, 2020 BELLEVUE, Wash. – Kenworth and Peterbilt had the first Class 8 electric trucks to summit the 14,115-ft. Pikes Peak in Colorado. A Kenworth T680 fuel cell electric truck and a…
Equipment Volvo reveals ambitious electrification strategy November 5, 2020 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Volvo Trucks has announced it will offer its VNR Electric in the U.S. and Canada beginning Dec. 3. The truck will enter production in early 2021 at…
Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: Class 8 orders surge on renewed fleet optimism November 4, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Class 8 orders surged to 40,100 units in October, marking the first month over 40,000 since October 2018. Preliminary data from FTR showed orders up 26% from…
Other, Software, Tires/Wheels Hunter Engineering updates the HD tire shop November 3, 2020 Hunter Engineering has unveiled 20 new or enhanced wheel service products this year, offering a range of support for shops that work with light-duty and heavy-duty tires alike. “This…
Tires/Wheels Goodyear expands off-highway tire offerings November 2, 2020 Goodyear has expanded its off-highway large haulage lineup with the RH-4A+ tire, designed to address hard rock underfoot conditions. The tire features an extra-deep E-4+ tread depth with a…
Equipment Western Star mine truck to be electrified in Quebec November 2, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – An off-road Western Star mine truck is being electrified as part of a multi-stakeholder collaboration. The project involves The Innovative Vehicle Institute (IVI), Propulsion Quebec, the National…
