Transportation CleanBC HDVE program offers $3.5M in rebates August 12, 2022 The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA), in partnership with the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, has announced the fourth offering of the CleanBC Heavy-duty Vehicle Efficiency (HDVE) Program, where the…
Equipment Holy crap! Ontario truck runs on cow manure. August 11, 2022 The newest refuse vehicle to travel Ontario roads can be described as undeniably green because it is fueled by something undeniably brown — cow patties. Bluewater Recycling Association, the Ontario…
Equipment Autocar testing electric refuse truck August 5, 2022 Autocar has begun field testing of its new all-electric cabover refuse truck, the E-ACX. Two alpha units have been constructed, featuring a zero-emissions, all-electric powertrain. Autocar says the testing, taking…
Equipment Lion Electric delivered 105 electric vehicles in Q2 August 5, 2022 Lion Electric delivered 105 vehicles in the second quarter, up from 61 the same period last year, and grew its revenue to $29.5 million (all figures U.S.) from $16.7 million…
Equipment Japan truck maker Hino says emissions data faked for 20 years August 2, 2022 Hino Motors, a truck maker that’s part of the Toyota group, systematically falsified emissions data dating back as far as 2003, according to the results of an investigation released Tuesday. President…
Equipment Emterra deploying LR Electric refuse truck in Peel region August 2, 2022 Emterra has ordered a Class 8 Mack LR Electric refuse truck, which it plans to deploy in the Greater Toronto Area. “Emterra has been a company on the leading edge…
Equipment Natural gas truck sales increase, but more focus on electrification August 2, 2022 Natural gas truck sales in the U.S. and Canada rose 11% year-to-date through May, according to ACT Research. “Sales of natural gas-powered vehicles as reported by the six major truck…
Equipment Walmart deploys 60-ft. multi-temp trailer in Ontario July 29, 2022 Walmart is running a custom-designed 60-ft. multi-temperature trailer – the first of its kind in North America – on a route between Mississauga and Windsor, Ont. The company initiated a…
Equipment Hydra teams with First Truck Centre for hydrogen retrofits July 21, 2022 Hydra Energy has teamed with First Truck Centre for installations of its hydrogen/diesel retrofit systems. Hydra says the retrofits curb carbon emissions by up to 40% per truck without degrading…
Equipment 8 ways to improve fuel economy – even with flatdecks July 12, 2022 For the last couple years, it was pretty easy to make good money driving a truck. Freight was abundant, drivers and equipment were in short supply, and rates were at…
Equipment Federal government commits up to $150,000 per Class 8 electric truck July 11, 2022 Canada’s federal government says it will invest $550 million over the next four years to offset about half the price difference between electric and conventionally fueled trucks. The Incentives for…
Equipment Navistar delivers first International eMV electric trucks to Canada July 7, 2022 Navistar has begun deliveries of its eMV electric medium-duty truck, and two of the first to be delivered are deployed in Canada. Canadian utility provider Enmax has purchased two of…
Equipment Box trucks ideal for electrification: NACFE June 30, 2022 Every box truck in North America could be electrified today, according to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE). It has based its findings on results from its…
Equipment Federal government to delay clean fuel standards June 29, 2022 The Trudeau government is delaying new emissions standards on gasoline and diesel another year but is demanding the oil and gas sector make bigger cuts to fuel emissions by 2030. Cabinet approved…
Equipment Transport Bourassa receives two battery-electric Kenworth T680Es June 27, 2022 Transport Bourassa has received the keys to two Kenworth T680E battery-electric trucks. The trucks were presented to fleet manager Marilyn Bourassa during a ceremony at Kenworth’s Renton, Wash., manufacturing plant.
