Ford to Unveil Aluminum Super Duty Trucks in Texas
Ford will provide more details about its aluminum 2016 Super Duty trucks in the fall at the State Fair of Texas, a senior fleet executive told fleet managers who attended the 2016 Model Year Advance Product Meeting in Irvine, Calif. Attendees of the Ma…
Trucking approves as Saskatchewan promises to invest heavily in infrastructure
REGINA, Sask. — The Saskatchewan government earned a toot of the horn from the province’s trucking industry today, after introducing a budget that’s heavy in infrastructure spending. Highways Minister Nancy Heppner said her department would invest $842 million into infrastructure,…
Volvo reinforces I-Shift for severe-duty applications
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo’s I-Shift automated manual transmission can now be deployed into severe-service applications. A more rugged version of the transmission has been developed and will be available for order in May in Volvo VHD vocational trucks. It can…
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Volvo IShift for severe duty
Trucker killed, 3 burnt in Chandpur arson
A driver was killed and three others burnt as unidentified miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a truck in Chandpur early Thursday. The truck driver Jahangir, 35, was burnt to death on the spot in the attack, Samiul Islam, senior station officer of Chand…
Police stage fake crashes to crack down on aggressive tow truck drivers
Ottawa Police are cracking down on aggressive tow truck drivers who appear at the scene of collisions hoping to score a job. Police have resorted to staging crashes in order to attract the drivers – who can receive a $180 fine under a City By-Law banni…
U.S. Freight Movements with Canada, Mexico Increase 4.5% Last Year
The value of freight moved between the U.S. and its North America neighbors increased 4.5% in 2014 compared to a year earlier, while over the longer term trucking has some lost market share to other transportation modes. Four of five transportation mod…
General Tire turns 100, will celebrate at MATS
FORT MILL, S.C. — General Tire is turning 100 this year, and will be celebrating by launching a new line of tires at the Mid-America Trucking Show next week. General Tire was founded in 1915 by William O’Neill and Winfred…
Accuride extends warranty on Gunite automatic slack adjusters
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Accuride has extended the standard warranty on its Gunite automatic slack adjusters to six years/one million miles. The company says this is the industry’s best standard warranty for automatic slack adjusters. The Gunite standard and Gunite 2000…