Walmart’s supercube gets warmer reception after permit conditions revised

TORONTO, Ont. -- Walmart Canada’s controversial ‘supercube’ configuration, consisting of a cabover tractor with dromedary box pulling a 60.5-ft. drop-deck semi-trailer will operate under revised permit conditions that reflect...

SmartWay program expands into Canada

Thousands of trucking companies across Canada and the United States are partners of the SmartWay Transport Partnership. This partnership is a public/private collaboration between Natural Resources Canada, the U.S. Environmental Protection...

ready for the three-quel?

Mark Dalton rides again in “On Ice”, the third and final full-length novel which is now available free from Natural Resources Canada's FleetSmart program (as of November, 2013). Mark Dalton is the trucker-private detective character...

Freightliner to showcase new natural gas-powered Cascadia on N.A. tour

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freightliner Trucks is now offering a customer demonstrator program for its all-new Cascadia 113 natural gas day cab. Five demonstrator tractors will be available to allow customers in Canada and the US to have direct access...

FPInnovations develops lightweight timber trailer

MONTREAL, Que. -- Researcher FPInnovations has developed a lightweight timber trailer that could significantly increase payloads in eastern Canada and the northeastern US.

Chicago to electrify trash truck fleet

CHICAGO, Ill. -- The city of Chicago will deploy the heaviest electric trucks in the US, as it deploys 20 Class 8 electric vehicle refuse trucks.

OPINION: How Walmart’s ‘supercube’ trailer fails the environment

TORONTO, Ont. -- A new tractor-trailer configuration developed by Walmart, which increases the cubic capacity of the trailer by 30%, requiring fewer truck trips to deliver the same amount of product, could in fact be much worse for the...

Navistar produces first ProStar+ with Cummins ISX15 engine

LISLE, Ill. -- The first International ProStar+ with Cummins ISX15 and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) has rolled off the assembly line at Navistar’s Escobedo, Mexico plant.

GE, Clean Energy join forces to expand LNG network in US

HOUSTON, Texas -- GE and Clean Energy Fuels are collaborating to expand the infrastructure for natural gas transportation in the US. Officials say the agreement will support Clean Energy’s efforts in developing a fuelling network to...

UPDATED: Meritor to close Mississauga remanufacturing plant

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Meritor has announced a plan to move remanufacturing operations from its Mississauga plant to a new ‘center of excellence’ in Plainfield, Ind.

Sixty feet of controversy

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – On Nov. 6, Walmart Canada took the wraps off a radical new tractor-trailer design it says increases cubic capacity by roughly 30%.

MTO weighs in on Walmart’s supercube trailers

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has answered some of the questions surrounding the use of a 60.5-ft. “supercube” trailer developed by Walmart.

Navistar makes Newsweek’s list of top 100 eco-friendly US companies

LISLE, Ill. -- For the second year in a row, Navistar has been ranked in the top 100 in Newsweek’s Green Rankings report on the most eco-friendly US companies. The report also rated Navistar as one of the nation’s top 10 companies...

Vedder Transport president wins global natural gas award

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. -- Fred Zweep, president of Vedder Transportation Group, has won an international award for his company’s implementation of natural gas trucks into its fleet.

Walmart Canada unveils first-of-its-kind supercube trailer

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Walmart Canada recently unveiled its latest transportation innovation, a 60-foot supercube trailer that allows the retailer to ship up to 30% more product than a standard 53-foot trailer.