Smart trailers, predictive safety systems part of the future of trucking
NEWPORT, R.I. – Can you imagine driving a tractor-trailer combination where the trailer is smarter than the tractor and can operate independently? Volvo Trucks can and its executives took the opportunity to share with clients and media their view of…
Driving the new Cat CT680 vocational truck
Caterpillar has rounded out its line of vocational trucks with the new CT680
Trucker charged after mother, daughter killed in Oxford crash
A tractor-trailer operated by Michael L. Green was eastbound on U.S. Highway 158, also known as Oxford Loop Road, shortly after 10:30 a.m. when it ran a red light at N.C. Highway 96 and hit a southbound vehicle, according to the North Carolina State Hi…
Navistar buys 668-acre proving grounds
NEW CARLISLE, Ind. — Navistar has purchased a 668-acre proving grounds, featuring a three-mile paved and banked oval, the company announced. It was purchased from Robert Bosch LLC and will be used to test and demonstrate Navistar’s full product line…
Volvo outlines how connectivity will reshape trucking
NEWPORT, R.I. — Vehicle connectivity innovations will soon change the face of the trucking industry, reshaping everything from maintenance practices to driver productivity, according to Goran Nyberg, president of Volvo Trucks North America. Nyberg was one of several Volvo C-Suite…
Google Accidents and Deployment, Mercedes Trucks and more
Google has done over 2.7 million km of testing with their existing fleet, they announced. Now, they will be putting their small “buggy” vehicle onto real streets in Mountain View .
Orlick’s success comes from great service, communication
Gene Orlick was frustrated when Truck West sat down with him for an interview. The long-time Calgary carrier owner was faced with finding a quick replacement for a driver who quit suddenly after one of his loads was cancelled. Yet…
Hot shots, wreckers and FRP
A few weeks ago I got a call from the owner of a hot shot service in Alberta. He read my April column about the Full Reciprocity Plan, or FRP, and had a question. FRP, you might recall, streamlines the…
B.C. Kenworth dealer cuts a big cheque to interior college
KELOWNA, B.C. – A B.C. truck dealer will see its name displayed prominently and proudly at the Kelowna campus of Okanagan College after it made a $50,000 donation to the school. Inland Kenworth, which opened its West Kelowna outlet recently,…
AMTA leaders gather for conference
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. – The remarkable landscape surrounding Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise may not have contributed to the success of this year’s annual Management Conference for the Alberta Motor Transport Association, but it certainly didn’t hurt. And by the time…