ONLINE SPECIAL: Early spring increases urea demand, drives up DEF prices

TORONTO, Ont. -- April showers bring…higher diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) prices? An early end to winter across much of North America has driven up agricultural demand for urea – the key ingredient in DEF – and in many cases has...

US court vacates rule that allowed Navistar to build non-compliant engines

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A US appeals court has denied Navistar International the ability to pay non-conformance penalties (NCPs) and continue selling non-compliant engines into the North American market.

Mack to introduce natural gas versions of two trucks in 2013

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Mack has announced it will be offering natural gas-powered versions of its Pinnacle and Granite models in 2013. Both models will utilize the Cummins Westport ISX12 G engine. Customer testing is scheduled to begin this year....

CTA applauds Transport Canada’s $38-million environmental program

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance says it is encouraged by Transport Canada’s move to fund the next phase the ecoTECHNOLOGY for Vehicles Program – a five-year, $38-million program that will proactively test advanced...

CNGVA publishes free guidelines to assist with transition to nat-gas

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance (CNGVA) says it has produced technical guidelines for fleet managers to help them transition to natural gas-fueled vehicles.

CTA comments on Canada’s impending GHG standards

OTTAWA, Ont. -- In its official comments on Environment Canada’s proposed greenhouse gas emission regulations, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) lauded regulators for mirroring the US legislation but said more could be done in Canada.

A natural fit?

The upfront installation costs are considerable and the fuelling network is still negligible but despite these considerable obstacles, fleet owners can consider natural gas as a viable fuel for their operations, according to a new report...

obstacles and limitations

Some of the key obstacles to widespread take-up of natural gas-fuelled HD trucks include:

Freightliner unveils new Cascadia Evolution; promises 7% fuel savings

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freightliner has introduced a new version of its flagship Cascadia, which it claims will provide 5% better fuel economy than today’s model, even when equipped with all the latest aerodynamic fairings introduced earlier...

Feds to test heavy-duty truck technologies

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The feds have announced the continuation of a program that will assess the performance of clean vehicle technologies on light- and heavy-duty vehicles.

BCTA wary AirCare program phase-out will shift emissions focus to trucking

LANGLEY, B.C. -- The British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) says the Ministry of Environment’s decision to end its AirCare program for passenger cars and light trucks in the Lower Mainland shouldn’t cause heavy-duty trucks to...

Stiffer pavements could reduce vehicle fuel consumption by 3%: study

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A recently released MIT study shows that using stiffer pavements on US roads could reduce vehicle fuel consumption by as much as 3%. Officials say the resulting savings could add up to 273 million barrels of crude oil per...

Volvo Trucks unveils “Blue Power” natural gas strategy for North America

MIAMI, Fla. -- Volvo Trucks has announced it will launch its own 13-liter liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine for the North American market in 2014, claiming “significant” fuel efficiency gains compared with current natural gas...

Westport upgrades 15-L LNG engine

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Westport Innovations says it has improved the performance of its flagship HD15L LNG engine.

Ontario close to completing draft of goods movement strategy

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Ontario expects to have a draft of its Ontario Goods Movement Strategy ready in June and hopes to release it s final strategy and action plan by the fall, a high ranking official within the Ministry of Transportation told...