Canada looks to fund low-emission R&D, demonstration projects

Projects to support low- and zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles will be eligible for up to $1.5 million in federal funding for research and development work, and up to $5…

Geofencing opportunities face few boundaries

Geofencing – the virtual boundaries established by global positioning systems – has been around since the 1990s, and a growing number of Canadian fleets are turning to it to solve…

New federal hub connects ZEV information

Natural Resources Canada has introduced an online hub that links to insights about zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), pulling together content that to date has been spread across…

Schneider opens The Grove innovation center

Schneider has opened The Grove – a new innovation center it says will serve as a collaborative space where its associates and customers can come together to share ideas. It’s…

Doran Manufacturing celebrates 70th anniversary with new facility, ownership

Doran Manufacturing, manufacturer of tire pressure monitoring systems for truck fleets and off-road equipment, celebrated its 70th anniversary by opening a new 10,000 sq.-ft. facility. Doran is also celebrating new…

Lytx celebrates 25 years of safety

Lytx, provider of video safety and video telematics, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. From its inception in 1998, Lytx’s vision has been to help fleets get their drivers safely home…

Charging infrastructure delays temper rollouts of battery-electric trucks

The handful of orange trucks parked outside Velocity Truck Center are merely a sign of bigger things to come. Schneider has ordered 92 of these Freightliner eCascadias as it prepares…

Battery supplies, charging infrastructure are lacking: O’Leary

Battery-electric vehicles are proving their worth, but the head of North America’s largest truck manufacturer recognizes significant gaps that remain in battery supply chains and charging infrastructure alike. “There’s really…

Paccar takes stake in Platform Science

Truck and engine maker Paccar has made a strategic equity investment in telematics provider Platform Science. The equity investment builds on a partnership between the two companies, which integrates Platform…

Coke Canada Bottling to use six Volvo electric trucks in Montreal

Volvo Trucks North America announced that Coke Canada Bottling is acquiring six Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of a pilot program to service its ‘Red Fleet’ customer delivery routes…

Eco-driving improvements boost safety, decrease collision risks

Eco-driving improvements can lower the risk of a collision or other critical events as well as reduce fuel bills, emerging Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) shows. They can lower insurance…

Clean hydrogen program receives US$750 million

The U.S. Department of Energy is injecting $750 million into clean hydrogen research, development, and demonstration projects, to help accelerate the widespread use of the energy source this decade.

Waabi applying AI and simulations to advance autonomous trucks

Raquel Urtasun wants to teach autonomous trucks a thing or two. Waabi, the Toronto-headquartered business she founded, is combining artificial intelligence (AI) and its Waabi World closed loop simulator…

Volvo Group adds fourth CampX innovation hub

Volvo Group has opened a new CampX Lyon in France, its fourth innovation hub designed to accelerate new technology and business innovations for sustainable mobility by partnering with startup companies,…

Battery-electric truck production to triple this year

Production of Classes 5-8 battery-electric trucks will triple this year, according to a report from ACT Research and Rhein Associates, but will still only represent 1% of total build. The…