Roadcheck blitz scheduled for June 5-7

GREENBELT, Md. – The annual Roadcheck inspection blitz will run from June 5 to 7 this year, and compliance with hours of service will be a special focus in the…

Cummins portfolio integrates new name

ATLANTA, Ga. — Cummins is repositioning itself in the heavy-duty marketplace with a new name for it’s expanding portfolio of motive technologies. The newly minted Cummins Integrated Power is meant…

Roadcheck blitz to highlight hours of service

GREENBELT, Md. – The annual Roadcheck inspection blitz coordinated by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is set to run from June 5 to 7 this year, placing a special focus on hours of service. And Today's Trucking has some free resources to help you prepare.

U.S. driver turnover slips: ATA

ARLINGTON, Va. – Driver turnover at U.S.-based truckload carriers decreased in the final quarter of 2017, but remained at higher levels than the previous year. The American Trucking Associations (ATA)…

Kenworth Maska opens new Sherbrooke facility

SHERBROOKE, Que. – Kenworth Maska has opened a new 28,000 sq.-ft. parts and service facility in Sherbrooke, Que. The dealership features 10 service bays, a 2,000 sq.-ft. parts display, and…

Paccar’s Ste-Therese plant wins award

STE-THERESE, Que. – Paccar’s Ste-Therese, Que., medium-duty truck plant has won a Frost & Sullivan award for manufacturing leadership. The award recognizes production technology advancements, and was won for the…

Time Trials: ELDs and our experience so far

TORONTO, Ont. -- Three months in, the worst of the American ELD rollout is probably behind us. Some fleets have discovered that the devices they bought at the very last minute didn't work as advertised. Inspectors were flummoxed by some devices ...

Clear the Air: Don’t be sidelined by a failing air compressor

Admit it. A truck’s air system probably isn’t your most pressing maintenance concern. The systems are pretty reliable, and beyond changing the air-dryer desiccant cartridge every couple of years,…

Volvo introduces new VNX

Volvo product overhaul continues with VNX heavy-hauler

Volvo adds VNX heavy-hauler, anticipates strengthening truck market

DUBLIN, Va. – Volvo Trucks North America recently finished building legacy models at its truck plant here, and is now producing the new VNL and VNR. And the timing couldn’t…

Hyliion HE drive axle wins Technical Achievement Award

ATLANTA, Ga. — A powered auxiliary axle for road tractors from Hyliion, a recent start-up company, won the 2018 Jim Winsor Memorial Technical Achievement Award, the awards committee has announced.

Waymo putting semi-autonomous Class 8’s on Atlanta roads this week

ATLANTA, Ga. – Self-driving trucks are hitting the road in the United States this week, hauling freight in a live test of the technology.

Canadian truck sales were strong in ’17

TORONTO, Ont. — North America’s Class 8 truck sales closed out 2017 on a three-year high, thanks largely to tighter capacity in the freight market south of the border. Here…

Mitsubishi Fuso goes with gasoline

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-- Allowing that diesel still owns something like 60% of the medium-duty market, Mitsubishi Fuso thinks that there's a sizeable group of users who simply want the simplicity of gas engines. Just 'turn it on and go' is what they want, having no wish to fool with DEF tanks and the like.

Hino enters the Class 8 market

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – After 10 years of requests from dealers and customers for heavier trucks and tandem axles, Hino Trucks has answered the call. Its all-new XL Series line of class 7 and 8 vehicles was introduced at the Work Truck Show here in Indianapolis.