CN has announced a plan to build a C$250-million intermodal and logistics hub adjacent to its main line in the Town of Milton, Ont., located approximately 30 miles west of Toronto. Milton has ready access to major highways reaching key industrial and commercial areas in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). Claude Mongeau, CN […]
Adding to its increasing lineup of models featuring the highly fuel-efficient Mack mDRIVE automated manual transmission, Mack Trucks announced during the 2015 National Heavy Equipment Show in Toronto that the mDRIVE HD is now available and standard in the Titan by Mack model. The mDRIVE HD offers improved performance for demanding on- and off-road applications. The mDRIVE HD in […]
Trucking HR Canada’s inaugural Women with Drive Leadership Summit has shed new light on steps to recruit, retain and mentor women in Canada’s trucking industry. About 135 delegates attended the event in Toronto on March 5th, where they learned about best practices in other industries, mentorship programs, the national Women with Drive project, leadership skills, and insights from women […]
The Kenworth T880 Vocational Truck with the PACCAR MX-13 engine has been named the 2015 Truck of the Year by the American Truck Dealers (ATD) at the annual ATD Convention and Expo in San Francisco, Calif. This year’s competition focused on the vocational and heavy haul/severe duty truck category. During the competition, a panel of […]
In an effort to simplify service needs for customers in the highly demanding concrete pumper application, Mack Trucks now offers specialized Uptime support. MackGuardDog Connect, its integrated telematics solution, will be standard on Mack TerraPro concrete pumper models ordered as of April, making it the first such proactive support service available in the trucking industry for […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]