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Driving Force: Axles are at the heart of an electric revolution

TORONTO, Ont. -- We're at the dawn of a new era in the propulsion of heavy trucks. Electric powertrains are opening new packaging and integration possibilities, including driven axles. Traditional transmissions, driveshafts, power dividers or differentials are no longer required. Everything changes once you get over the idea that we need an internal combustion engine at the front of the...

Alberta to mandate driver training

CALGARY, Alta. – Alberta has been discussing the idea of mandatory entry-level driver training since 2016, but it was ultimately the fatal crash of a truck and team bus that accelerated plans to require such training by January 2019. “The horrible tragedy at Humboldt was the real impetus,” said Alberta Transport Minister Brian Mason, referring to the Saskatchewan collision that...

Peterbilt brings 'purposeful innovation' to Silicon Valley

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – California’s Silicon Valley is known as a hotbed of high technology, and the Paccar Innovation Center is in the midst of it all. The 26,000-sq-ft facility is designed to house 50 employees, featuring a five-bay truck lab and fabrication area complete with a 3D printer for working on prototypes. But perhaps more important is the way the...

Volvo Trucks N.A. partners with FedEx to test platooning vehicles in live conditions

RALEIGH, NC -- Volvo Trucks North America drove a long-held secret down North Carolina Highway 540 today. In the first successful on-highway demonstration of platooning technology between a major truck manufacturer and a transportation company, Volvo and FedEx working closely with the North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) took three trucks on the road to showcase their advanced driver assisted technology....

Trucks of the Month: Crazy 'bout the Mercury

WINNIPEG, Man. -- Seaton “Red” Coleman of Big Freight Systems found his 1942 Chevrolet among ads in the American Truck Historical Society’s magazine. The former fire truck had to be imported from Minnesota for a restoration, but it would serve as the perfect homage to South East Transfer – the four-truck Manitoba fleet he convinced his dad to buy in...

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Automation listening session draws few voices

July 13, 2018

by Elizabeth Bate

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) says it’s listening to the trucking industry when it comes to developing r...

Video: An electric truck … creating its own energy

July 13, 2018 GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Volvo Trucks is plugging in to the promise of electric vehicles, with FL and FE models to be produced in Europe by 2019. A fou...

Still a place for AOBRDs, Isaac stresses

July 13, 2018 CHAMBLY, Que. – Isaac Instruments is reinforcing the benefits of automatic on-board recording devices (AOBRDs) as Canada moves ever-closer to manda...

Driving Force: Axles are at the heart of an electric revolution

July 12, 2018

by Jim Park

TORONTO, Ont. -- We're at the dawn of a new era in the propulsion of heavy trucks. Electric powertrains are opening new packaging and integration p...

Mary J 101: What really happens to you when you consume cannabis?

July 11, 2018

by Elizabeth Bate

Legal cannabis in Canada now has a birth date. As governments, law enforcement, and fleets gear up for Oct. 17, we’re looking at what happens when ...

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