Equipment New piston bowl, aftertreatment enhancements for DD15 engine May 27, 2020 Daimler has unveiled a series of enhancements to its Detroit DD15 engine, to be available in trucks beginning in January 2021. The proprietary DD15 Gen 5 powerplant includes nearly…
Equipment Mack Trucks produces, donates PPE May 26, 2020 ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Mack Trucks has manufactured and donated about 500 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to local organizations. The equipment was produced at the company’s Lehigh Valley Operations…
Equipment Highlight opens new repair shop May 25, 2020 CONCORD, Ont. – Highlight Motor Group has opened a new repair shop, connected to its head office. The facility sits on more than two acres of land and has 22…
Equipment Rush Truck Centres of Canada offering Alutrec trailers May 25, 2020 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Rush Truck Centres of Canada has announced it’s now the Ontario distributor for Alutrec trailers. Alutrec is celebrating its 25th anniversary as an aluminum semi-trailer manufacturer this…
Equipment Daimler Truck Financial offers financing incentives May 22, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Truck Financial has introduced a new program for financing Freightliner and Western Star trucks. The Keep the World Moving program is aimed at customers who support…
Equipment Father-son technician duo gets the job done May 20, 2020 Since the age of 12, Randy Pace has wanted to be in the business of pulling engines apart. “Sometimes I would win, sometimes I’d lose, but I was always working…
Equipment Waste hauler takes delivery of first Autocar DC-64R May 19, 2020 HOUSTON, Texas – Autocar has delivered its first DC-64R conventional roll-off waste truck to WCA Waste Corporation. The company says WCA helped develop specific features and benefits during the product…
Equipment Ritchie Bros.’ first online-only auction a success May 19, 2020 EDMONTON, Alta. – Ritchie Bros.’ transition to online-only auctions didn’t dampen business at its very first online-only auction in Edmonton, Alta., May 11-15. A total of 10,700 pieces of equipment…
Equipment Daimler, Volvo venture a breakthrough for hydrogen trucks May 15, 2020 Finally, I think a significant corner has been turned in the quest to bring hydrogen to the highway in heavy trucks. And I’m not referring to Nikola, significant though it…
Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: April trailer orders set historic low May 15, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – April trailer orders plunged to 300 units, the lowest level in the modern era, according to preliminary data from FTR. Orders are from U.S. manufacturers, and include…
Equipment Spec’ a work truck that’s ready to work May 14, 2020 Not many customers buy a work truck right off the lot. While there are standard spec’s for certain types of medium-duty work trucks, customers generally want some input into what…
Equipment Why fuel economy tests should be left to professionals May 11, 2020 Despite all the effort put into a fuel economy test, the results can easily be buried in the noise. Even if the technology in question promises to boost fuel economy…
Business Management Trucking employment dives in latest signs of Covid-19’s impact on industry May 11, 2020 Skyrocketing unemployment. Cratering freight volumes. Plummeting spot market freight rates. Record-low Class 8 truck orders. These are just a few of the new realities the North American trucking industry is…
Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: April Class 8 orders plummet 46% from March May 5, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 net orders plummeted to 4,100 units in April, according to preliminary data from ACT Research, down 46% from March and 72% year-over-year. “April represents the…
Equipment DTNA partners with, invests in Platform Science May 5, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has partnered with Platform Science to advance its on-vehicle software capabilities, and has invested into the company via its Series B funding…
