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LIGHTS On: Volvo to electrify VNR tractors

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Volvo Trucks North America has announced it will commercialize an electric version of the VNR regional tractor by 2020, with the first test units to be on the road as early as next year.

Guts and Gears: How to choose a transmission for heavy hauls

TORONTO, Ont. -- All the power in the world won't get you anywhere if your transmission can't manage it properly. Heavier loads present some unique spec'ing challenges.

Got Milk? Dairy haulers concerned about supply management changes

MONTREAL, Que. -- No matter where milk is hauled, questions are being raised about the future of the supply management model that governs how much dairy is produced and processed in Canada. Any changes would have a direct impact on truck shipments between farms and processors.

Stay right, chain up, slow down in B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. -- Bad weather has been known to wreak havoc on B.C. Coquihalla Highway’s Snowshed Hill, but the province hopes to keep traffic flowing with the help of a pilot project than bans hill-climbing trucks from the left lane between Box Canyon and Zopkios. And that’s only one change among a series of recent measures to improve highway safety...

The rules of the game are changing in Mexico

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico -- Daimler has 8,000 Daimler employees in Mexico, and now their work will be guided by a new series of rules. But a new USMCA trade deal is only one of them.

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Volvo enjoys record pace in truck market

December 11, 2018

by John G. Smith

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Volvo Trucks North America president Peter Voorhoeve says truck sales continue to ride a “very, very good wave”, and projects No...

LIGHTS On: Volvo to electrify VNR tractors

December 11, 2018

by John G. Smith

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Volvo Trucks North America has announced it will commercialize an electric version of the VNR regional tractor by 2020, with the...

Guts and Gears: How to choose a transmission for heavy hauls

December 11, 2018

by Jim Park

TORONTO, Ont. -- All the power in the world won't get you anywhere if your transmission can't manage it properly. Heavier loads present some unique...

Got Milk? Dairy haulers concerned about supply management changes

December 6, 2018

by Eric Berard

MONTREAL, Que. -- No matter where milk is hauled, questions are being raised about the future of the supply management model that governs how much ...