A $69 million investment in state-of-the art equipment, processes and plant redesign will further improve manufacturing efficiency and vehicle quality at Volvo’s New River Valley (NRV) truck assembly plant in Dublin, Virginia. The enhancements will include state-of-the art, energy-efficient upgrades to the paint facility that will increase North American paint capacity and deliver superior quality. […]
Navistar has announced its International ProStar linehaul and regional haul tractors are now available with the company’s 13-liter engine and Eaton Fuller Advantage Series Automated 10-speed transmission. The new ProStar offering delivers up to five percent in fuel economy improvement. “Every percent of fuel economy improvement makes a difference, and pairing the aerodynamics of our ProStar with technologies […]
Canada’s meat processors, packers and suppliers are the latest businesses to echo the trucking industry’s serious concerns with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) inspection fee hikes. The proposed increases to the agricultural quarantine inspection (AQI) fee – which apply to every truck crossing the border regardless of whether the […]
Helping provide improved fuel economy, safety and tire life, the Bendix SmarTire Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) is now available for Peterbilt’s Models 579 and 567, the company recently announced. The TPMS system monitors the pressure and temperature of each tire on the vehicle in real time and will warn the operator of potential problems. […]
Ontario boasts some of the most scenic driving for those who live in and visit the province’s vast rural communities, but it comes with a cost with more than 10,000 drivers a year being involved in wildlife collisions. Over the past five years (2009 to 2013), close to 60,000 wildlife collisions were reported to the OPP. Nineteen of the […]
SLH Transport will be organizing a series of events next week to raise support for the families of two company owner-operators who tragically died in a crash near Thunder Bay last week. SLH Owner-Operator team, Ranbir Sandhawalia and Majid Moazam-Babasheikhali, were killed the morning of June 11 after an oncoming vehicle hit their truck. Ranbir […]
The Fleet Safety Council’s 23rd Annual Educational Conference will be held at the Marriott Gateway Niagara Falls,Niagara Falls Ontario November 7-9, 2014. This event brings together fleet safety professionals from the truck, bus and courier industries as well as insurance and many other related businesses to discuss the latest in driver training, staff development and […]
The 6th Annual Road Today Truck Show will be held at the Soccer Centre (1495 Sandalwood Parkway E @ Dixie/Sandalwood) in Brampton this coming Saturday and Sunday on May 24th and 25th. The event organized by Road Today Media Group is free of cost to attend and will include plenty of activities including indoor trade […]
CarriersEdge, the leading provider of online driver improvement programs, today announced dates for the 2014 Best Fleets to Drive For Seminar Series. The series of half-day seminars will visit 10 cities across Canada, sharing the innovative ideas and best practices of the fleets identified as this year’s Best Fleets to Drive For. Best Fleets to Drive […]
Kenworth Truck Company will display its new T680 Advantage in Canada during 2014 Truck World April 10-12 at the International Centre in Toronto. The Kenworth T680 Advantage – Kenworth’s new, most fuel-efficient truck – improves fuel economy up to 5 percent. The T680 Advantage features a special factory-installed aerodynamic package along with the optimized powertrain […]