Sustainability Wills Transfer installing solar power systems at three warehouses September 14, 2010 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Household goods mover Wills Transfer has announced it is installing rooftop solar power system...
Sustainability Hybrid vs. diesel: Research firm to compare truck technologies September 8, 2010 POINTE-CLAIRE, Que. -- FPInnovations will conduct two $50,000 studies on eco-energy optimization for the Quebe...
Sustainability Saving fuel in the city September 1, 2010 BLAINVILLE, Que. - Testing fuel-saving technologies at 100 km/h is great, but the results of such high-speed trials cannot be applied to urban duty cycles, such as those garbage trucks and municipal r...
Sustainability Alberta rebate program helps fleets, O/Os go green September 1, 2010 EDMONTON, Alta. - Alberta trucking companies who'd like a hand going green can participate in a new program being run in conjunction with the provincial government.
Sustainability The more efficient mile (September 01, 2010) September 1, 2010 TORONTO, Ont. - With improved fuel efficiency, so the promise goes, you can reach a better bottom line.
Regulations Navistar still fighting to have SCR rules changed September 1, 2010 EL MONTE, Cal. - Navistar has formally voiced concerns over "compliance loopholes" that it says may be exploited by truck and engine manufacturers using selective catalytic reduction (SCR).
Sustainability Great Dane offers Transtex Composite trailer skirts (September 01, 2010) September 1, 2010 SAVANNAH, Ga. - Great Dane has announced that Transtex Composite will be its standard side skirt supplier.
Sustainability Cummins prepares to launch ISX11.9 (September 01, 2010) September 1, 2010 COLUMBUS, Ind. - Cummins says it is on track to begin full production of its ISX11.9 engine this month and that the engine has already been certified by the EPA and CARB.
Regulations International says Advanced EGR wins “fluid economy” war vs. SCR (September 01, 2010) September 1, 2010 WARRENVILLE, Ill. - You may want to add the term "fluid economy" to your truck vocabulary. It's a term you'll likely hear frequently from Navistar International as the company continues to forge its o...
Sustainability Interstate Distribution begins massive trailer side skirt installation August 27, 2010 SEATTLE, Wash. -- Interstate Distributor Co., Freight Wing and the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Reso...
Sustainability Loblaw’s hybrid Class 8 pilot project underway (August 26, 2010) August 26, 2010 BRAMPTON, Ont. -- Loblaw Companies Limited has become the first Canadian retailer to pilot a hybrid Class 8 tr...
Sustainability DHL launches lighting retrofit program to drive carbon efficiency improvement August 17, 2010 PLANTATION, FLA -- DHL has launched a coordinated Lighting Retrofit Program at it's Global Forwarding un...
Sustainability COMPETITION WATCH: Yanke affiliate buys up Saskatoon ice, freezer biz August 13, 2010 SASKATOON, Sask. -- Aero Delivery, an affiliate company of the Yanke Group of Companies, has acquired the land...
Sustainability Glacier Bay adds shore power option to ClimaCab APU August 13, 2010 UNION CITY, Cal. -- Glacier Bay has announced it has added shore power capability to its ClimaCab electric aux...
Sustainability Navistar’s eStar all-electric truck is ready to roll August 6, 2010 WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- One year after US President Barack Obama announced a multi-million-dollar pledge to devel...
