Equipment Ontario delays A/Z licence restriction for automated transmissions July 19, 2021 Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation announced to a group of industry stakeholders Friday it would not be proceeding with restrictions on commercial licences obtained using an automated transmission, set to take…
Health & Safety MELT coming to Alberta in January 2019 July 10, 2018 CALGARY, Alta. – Mandatory entry-level driver training (MELT) is coming to the trucking industry in Alberta, with an expected implementation date in January 2019. Alberta’s minister of transportation, Brian Mason,…
Equipment Driving the new Volvo VNL September 11, 2017 Volvo’s driver-centric approach to the design of the new VNL has resulted in a truck that’s incredibly comfortable to operate, and spend time in
Equipment Driving Kenworth’s ever-evolving T880 August 31, 2015 It takes time to replace a legend. Kenworth’s T880 is almost there.
Equipment PUTTING THE 4X4 SPRINTER TO THE MUDDY, HILLY, SNOWY TEST April 14, 2015 You wouldn’t normally take a cargo van off-road. But how about a 4×4 cargo van? Even that seems a stretch, but Mercedes wanted to demonstrate the off-road capabilities of its…
Equipment DRIVING ERB’S NEW PROSTAR WITH ALLISON TC10 October 27, 2014 Allison has come out with its first automatic transmission aimed at the Class 8 tractor market and Erb Group is one of the first Canadian fleets to take delivery of…
Equipment The International ProStar with Allison TC10 transmission October 26, 2014 It performs beautifully, but it’s heavier and more expensive than an AMT. Will the fuel savings deliver a payback? Erb Group plans to find out.
Equipment Kenworth’s T680 Advantage, T880 heavy-hauler June 22, 2014 The T680 Advantage is Kenworth's most fuel-efficient truck ever. And the T880 has come closer to overtaking the long-running T800 as Kenworth's most popular vocational truck.