Freightliner now offers a factory-installed Backup Alert System on its Plus-series vocational trucks! ✨ Features: 7-inch touchscreen display Backup camera Reverse proximity sensor Perfect for drivers navigating crowded urban areas, tight loading docks, or busy job sites! đź› Benefits: Added rear visibility No downtime or cab degradation for third-party installation Peace of mind for drivers […]
Drivers can opt for three different view layouts with the Peterbilt DVS-M system: Traditional, Panoramic or Expanded. Photo: Peterbilt Peterbilt has announced the introduction of its new Digital Vision System-Mirrors (DVS-M). The new rear-view camera system is available as an option on Model 579 and Model 567 trucks. The new system has been designed to maximize driver visibility and safety, […]
FirstElement Fuels has opened the world’s first large-scale hydrogen fueling station for heavy trucks. Located near the Port of Oakland, the station has capacity to fill 200 trucks a day in as little as 10 minutes per truck. There are 30 Hyundai Xcient trucks using the fueling station currently, as well as other Nikola hydrogen […]
Found everywhere from smartphones to electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries could revolutionize the heavy-duty trucking industry. Their higher energy density (more power per unit space), lighter weight, and discharge/charge characteristics compared to lead-acid batteries have optimized performance and reduced environmental impact in other sectors. They have the potential to do the same for heavy-duty trucking. How […]
Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) has unveiled its latest Class 8 Volvo VNL truck, which will serve as a platform for upcoming technologies including battery-electric, fuel cell, and internal combustion powertrains that run on renewable fuels such as hydrogen. “The all-new Volvo VNL was designed to change everything. However, change doesn’t only come with a […]
A 22-year old Jim Park remembers the precise moment he learned how fast was too fast when cresting a hill. “I’d been driving tankers around Mississauga for months, and figured I knew what I was doing,” he says with a laugh. That was before he found himself careening down the Ancaster Hill on Highway 403 […]
It’s time to embrace driving in darkness as clocks are reversing an hour this weekend across most parts of the country. The trucking industry does not have days off and those working this Sunday may want to get into bed earlier on Saturday, as daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov.  4. […]
Canadian owner-operators and fleet managers appear to be decidedly pessimistic about trucking conditions for the year to come, largely because of concerns about the general economy. Those responding last week to a Today’s Trucking Pulse Survey rated their optimism about general economic conditions at 2.4 out of five. They also said trucking-specific economic conditions in 2024 would […]
Motive’s first ever Holiday Outlook Report paints a fairly grim picture of the trucking conditions, as higher fuel prices and soft freight squeeze truckers. Presenting the report at a press event at the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition, Hamish Woodrow pointed to a strong correlation between rising diesel prices and financial stress […]
Seven regional clean hydrogen hubs in the U.S. will receive US$7 billion in funding to help accelerate the domestic market for low-cost, clean hydrogen. The funding announced by the White House comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides approximately US$350 billion for federal highway programs over a five-year period, from 2022 to 2026 inclusively. Funds will be spread […]
