Equipment VMC rolls out first electric trucks, looks to build national distribution network July 26, 2023 A little known Canadian electric truck maker has brought to market a Class 3 truck and is now in the process of establishing a nationwide distribution network. The first of…
Equipment Nikola Tre BEV is a cabover for a new era: Test Drive April 5, 2023 Nikola’s Tre battery-electric tractor seems to attract a crowd everywhere it goes. The truck has been exhibited at several trade shows, always surrounded by throngs of curious gawkers. Some of…
Equipment Ontario’s first eMV set to begin customer trials February 23, 2023 Ontario’s first all-electric International eMV has found a home at Rush Truck Centres in Mississauga, Ont., but it won’t be parked long before heading out on a busy demonstration tour.
Equipment Behind the wheel of a Pete 579 with PlusDrive autonomous truck tech November 18, 2022 It was the first time I’ve had my driver’s abstract pulled prior to a test drive, and this for a truck that would do most of the driving itself. But…
Equipment Driving Kenworth’s trucks for today and for the future August 14, 2022 Kenworth last week demonstrated a full spectrum of trucks – ranging from the ultra-classic to the ultra-clean – to more than a 100 customers and dealers, and later to trade…
Equipment Driving Autocar’s DC-64R vocational truck February 25, 2022 You’ve likely yet to see one in the wild, rare as they are, but the Autocar DC-64 severe-service trucks are beginning to trickle into Canada. Launched in 2019, Autocar has…
Equipment Test Drive: Kenworth showcases its zero-emissions truck lineup January 14, 2022 The Paccar Innovation Center sits in a quiet California neighborhood in the heart of Silicon Valley within a stone’s throw of the some the biggest names in automotive design and…
Equipment Driving Peterbilt’s New Model 579 Ultraloft tractor February 3, 2021 It felt good to be behind the wheel of a brand new tractor-trailer after months of Covid-induced quarantine – even if the plains of Central Texas aren’t the most scenic…
Equipment Mack’s back in medium duty July 28, 2020 We haven’t seen the Bulldog on the hood of a medium-duty truck since the early aughts when Mack retired the Freedom Series and the CS300P, a conventional version of the…
Equipment Mercedes now offering gas-powered Sprinter September 18, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – Mercedes-Benz Vans ushered in a comprehensive refresh of its Sprinter van with the 2019 model year, with the biggest development being the arrival of a gasoline engine.
Equipment Driving the first Level 2 autonomous new Cascadia February 18, 2019 Level 2 autonomy supports - but doesn’t replace - the driver
Technology Chasing 10 mpg September 26, 2018 Extended run with new Mack Anthem yields excellent fuel economy – even in the hands of a novice
Equipment Driving the International HV October 30, 2017 HV, LoneStar latest International trucks to get new interior
Equipment Don’t call it an AMT October 19, 2017 Eaton’s Endurant is the North American trucking industry’s first purpose-built automated transmission
Equipment Driving the new Mack Anthem September 20, 2017 Who says efficiency and bold traditional styling can’t co-exist?
