Business Management Fleets continue ordering trucks at ‘near-record levels’ March 3, 2021 Class 8 truck orders remained strong in February, with an impressive 44,000 units booked according to preliminary data from FTR. That was up 3% from January and 209% year-over-year, and…
Equipment Ontario pilot project to provide safer, faster towing and standard rates March 2, 2021 Ontario truckers will benefit from faster service and standard towing rates when they require a tow in a designated tow zone, as part of a pilot project to be rolled…
Other Electric refrigeration unit for small vans, trucks March 1, 2021 Thermo King has unveiled the E-200 fully electric refrigeration unit for small- and medium-sized vans and trucks. Promising lower noise and reduced weight, it requires no road compressor or…
Equipment Kenworth recognizes top dealers March 1, 2021 Quebec dealer Kenworth Maska was among eight Gold Award winners recognized by the truck maker at its 2020 Dealer of the Year awards. Among them, Kenworth Sales Company was selected…
Other Muncie PTO designed for easier installation March 1, 2021 Muncie Power Products’ new A20 Series power take-off (PTO) is designed to fit Allison 3000 and 4000 Series transmissions. And the biggest changes focus on the installation process. The…
Equipment Understanding truck brake violations March 1, 2021 Brake-related problems continue to dominate violations during roadside inspection blitzes. They accounted for 32% of the vehicle violations recorded during the most recent Roadcheck inspection blitz alone. Some of the…
Tires/Wheels New Michelin regional and trailer tires roll into market March 1, 2021 Michelin’s X Multi Energy Z2 tire for regional and super-regional applications is now available in the replacement market, while the X Line Energy T2 trailer tire for the longhaul…
Equipment Trailer makers struggling to meet demand March 1, 2021 January trailer orders exceeded build rates by 66% in January, according to ACT Research, pushing the industry backlog higher over the past seven months. In its Trailer Components Report, ACT…
Equipment Seven C.A.T. natural gas trucks destroyed in fire March 1, 2021 A fire at C.A.T.’s Coteau du Lac yard Feb. 28 destroyed seven of its compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks, but the gas quickly dissipated avoiding further explosion and damage, the…
Equipment Understand your truck lighting violations February 26, 2021 Truck lighting violations can seem puzzling. A problem bulb allowed at one roadside inspection station might place a vehicle out-of-service further down the highway. Kerri Wirachowsky – the Commercial Vehicle…
Equipment Autocar delivers first DC-64D dump truck to Canada February 26, 2021 LMA LaPointe Construction in Quebec has taken delivery of the first Autocar DC-64D dump truck to hit – or haul – Canadian soil. The truck features a SPIF-compliant 20k Simard…
Equipment Refocused Nikola details plans for 2021 February 26, 2021 A more focused Nikola Corporation is moving forward with plans to bring the Tre cabover battery-electric truck to the North America, to be followed by fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).
Equipment Bring on ELDs, but delay the enforcement February 26, 2021 Canada is marching ever closer to mandated electronic logging devices (ELDs), and that’s a good thing. The digital tools bring the tracking of Hours of Service into a modern age,…
Equipment Answers to 4 baffling truck brake violations February 25, 2021 Brake-related problems continue to dominate violations during roadside inspection blitzes. They accounted for 32% of the vehicle violations recorded during the most recent Roadcheck inspection blitz alone. Some of the…
Trucks Peterbilt upgrades Model 567, 520 February 24, 2021 Peterbilt has introduced several upgrades to its vocational Model 567 and 520 trucks – including a new VMUX electrical system to offer added functionality that can be leveraged by…