Ontario is introducing bilingual, full-colour electronic highway signs that include images to help keep drivers safe and manage traffic conditions. The use of colour, along with internationally-recognized images and symbols, with less text on the new signs allows drivers to easily see important road safety information and react to traffic conditions or choose alternate routes. […]
Peterbilt’s low-cab forward Model 320 reached record production in 2014 with more than 1,600 trucks built, a 12 percent year-over-year increase, Peterbilt Motors Company recently announced. The specialty vehicle – used primarily in refuse operations and concrete pumper applications – was recently introduced with an entirely new interior. A right-hand, stand-up cab configuration was announced […]
TransCore Link Logistics, Canada’s well known name in software solutions for the trucking industry has launched its updated corporate website, whose home page now features monthly load volumes, as well as a demo of the freight matching load board showing current truck and load postings. “We are very excited to offer a refreshed site that […]
Volvo Trucks reached a company record share of 15.3 percent of the Canadian heavy-duty retail market in 2014, according to data compiled by the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association and IHS Automotive. Volvo also achieved a 12.4 percent market share for the combined U.S. and Canadian heavy-duty retail market, another all-time high for the company. […]
TransCore Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index closed 2014 with unprecedented record highs for annual load volumes, trouncing 2013 annual load volumes by 33 percent. The year saw historic volumes for 10 months, the most since TransCore Link Logistics started recording data. The two months that did not set records, August and November, barely missed reaching […]
Cobra Electronics Corporation, a designer and marketer of Citizens Band (CB) radios, GPS navigation systems and wireless hands-free driving solutions for professional drivers, has announced the limited edition 29 LX HD Harley-DavidsonLimited Edition CB Radio. The 29LXHDLE is an extension of the industry’s most advanced CB radio, and like its predecessor, the 29 LX CB, it […]
Distinctive. Unmistakable. Uniquely Peterbilt. Those are just a few of the praises being used to describe the new special edition Pride & Class Model 389, according to Peterbilt Motors Company, which has announced that the truck is now in production and shipping to customers and Peterbilt dealerships throughout North America. “Peterbilt has defined the look […]
Canadians know that winter driving can be summed up in one word: Preparation. But what does being prepared include? According to Lacey Elliott, car expert and spokesperson for autoTRADER.ca, aside from the requisite items such as a snowbrush and ice scraper, booster cables and road salt, motorists today should consider adding several other items to […]
The increasing price of new trucks will likely not significantly impact the viability of the North American class 8 truck leasing and financing market. Rather, the market will witness the rise of new solutions, business models, and revenue streams as original equipment manufacturer (OEM) captives offer fleet management services and telematics-related value propositions to compete […]
Members of Canada’s trucking industry are now invited to review proposed National Occupational Standards that will more clearly define a truck driver’s job than ever before. The draft standard – which includes a detailed list of the knowledge, skills and abilities that a commercial vehicle operator (truck driver) needs to demonstrate – can be downloaded […]