Equipment 4 questions to ask before buying a used truck March 13, 2020 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…
Equipment Western Star unveils new vocational truck March 13, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. – Western Star has provided a sneak preview of its newest vocational truck ahead of its official launch this summer. The vehicle is part of parent…
Equipment Mack executive added to elite list March 12, 2020 GREENSBORO, N.C. – A Mack Trucks executive has been added to an elite list of leaders from companies focused on customer experience. John Walsh, vice-president of marketing, was…
Equipment The buzz is electric, but I like combustion engines March 12, 2020 Few trucking subjects fascinate me more than the sources of motive power we’ll use in the future, and not just the distant future. The combustion engine will be with us…
Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: Coronavirus affecting equipment demand March 11, 2020 Kenny Vieth COLUMBUS, Ind. – ACT Research has trimmed its forecasts for commercial vehicle and trailer demand, due to a drop in economic activity related to the novel coronavirus…
Equipment Volvo updates VHD vocational trucks March 10, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Volvo is updating its VHD vocational trucks in what’s being described as the most significant evolution of its vocational offerings in decades. “Everything we’ve done to…
Equipment Yokohama expands commercial truck tire line March 10, 2020 Yokohama Tire has launched three new commercial truck tires – the all-position 504C and 115R, and the urban pickup-and-delivery 714R. The company has also expanded the sizes for its 715R…
Equipment Canadian fleet takes delivery of 200,000th Western Star March 6, 2020 INNISFIL, Ont. – Western Star’s 200,000th truck is being deployed in Canada, the brand’s home and native land. Western Star was founded in 1967 and produced in Kelowna, B.C., until…
Equipment Allison’s new environmental test center to open July 8 March 5, 2020 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…
Equipment Cummins Westport natural gas engines meet low-NOx standards March 5, 2020 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…
Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: Covid-19 hits intermodal hard March 5, 2020 Eric Starks, chairman and CEO of FTR. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The global coronavirus epidemic will have a profound impact on the intermodal sector in the short term…
Equipment Volvo Trucks launch goes online amid coronavirus concerns March 5, 2020 Volvo has updated the FH, FH16, FM, and FMX models, which collectively account for 70% of global sales. (Volvo photo) GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Imagine you were hosting the biggest truck…
Equipment Meritor to host training sessions in Edmonton March 5, 2020 EDMONTON, Alta. – Meritor will hold a series of aftermarket product training events in Edmonton, Alta., later this month. The sessions are geared toward those in parts and sales, as…
Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: Truck orders plunge as fleet uncertainty rises March 5, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Orders for Class 8 trucks fell sharply in February to a total of 14,100 units, according to preliminary data from FTR. That marked an “unexpected” 20% drop…
Equipment Capacity glut challenging truck market: ACT March 4, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Key truck transportation metrics continue to give mixed signals in early 2020, according to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest. The report said that the total…
