Peterbilt Manitoba receives award of excellence

WINNIPEG, Man. – Peterbilt Manitoba’s Winnipeg location was awarded the Peterbilt 2016 Canada Region First Class Service Excellence Award. The award recognizes Peterbilt locations that provide the highest level of…

Pressure Systems expands in face of growing demand

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Pressure Systems International has moved to a larger facility to accommodate growing demand for the tire inflation company’s product. Now double the size, the new location…

Driver costs now higher than fuel costs, says ATRI

ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) says due to lower fuel prices, the trucking industry’s operational costs declined in 2015. Releasing the findings from the 2016 update…

Communication is key when rolling out new technology says panel

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – When it comes to rolling out new technology within your fleet, communication is key, according to the experts. In a educational session, titled ‘Rollouts: How to Effectively…

A glimpse into the future of last-mile delivery

Vision van uses roof-mounted drones to complete package deliveries

OTA hopes solution found for excavation/aggregate hauling sector

TORONTO, Ont. – The province of Ontario has agreed to reissue moratoriums on axle weight penalties and restrict enforcement only to gross vehicle weights on a temporary basis, a move…

All-electric Fuso eCanter coming to North America

HANOVER, Germany – An electrically-powered Fuso eCanter is coming to the North American market in limited quantities next year, with a full launch slated for 2018. The soft launch in…

Caravan first Canadian fleet to deploy BlackBerry Radar

WATERLOO, Ont. – Caravan Transportation Group is the first fleet to roll out BlackBerry’s Radar asset tracking system. BlackBerry Radar is billed as a “smart trailer” software and hardware platform…

Ontario aggregate haulers ending protest

MILTON, ON - Aggregate haulers who have been occupying Ontario Ministry of Transportation scales and the routes to Toronto-area gravel pits since Tuesday are ending their protest with the promise that a hard line on axle weights is -- at least temporarily -- coming to an end. "The strike is over now," Jagroop Singh Bangli, one of the key organizers of the strike action, told Today's Trucking.

Commercial vehicles among latest NHTSA recalls

WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has identified its latest vehicle recalls, some of which include commercial equipment.

International to make driver assistance technology standard

LISLE, Ill. – International Truck says it will soon be the first original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to include a collision mitigation system that comes standard on its Class 8 vehicles.

Hyndman to open new Ontario terminal

WROXETER, Ont. – Hyndman Transport has announced the upcoming opening of a new trucking terminal in Ayr, Ont. The new terminal is located at 2616 Cedar Creek Road, just off…

Trucking HR Canada’s Youth with Drive committee holds first meeting

TORONTO, Ont. –Trucking HR Canada recently held its first Youth with Drive Advisory Committee meeting, where a group that includes a mix of age groups and some of the trucking…

New group to focus on industry youth

OTTAWA, ON - Trucking HR Canada has established a new advisory committee - Youth with Drive - that will focus on ways to attract more young workers to trucking.

Eaton offering remote diagnostics on automated transmissions

HANOVER, Germany — Eaton has announced the availability of a new IntelliConnect remote diagnostics platform for its automated transmissions. The system provides near real-time monitoring of vehicle fault codes related…