Mack’s GuardDog Connect Monitors mDrive Transmissions
Mack Trucks will be implementing its Mack GuardDog Connect integrated telematics system to monitor critical fault codes for trucks equipped with Mack mDrive automated manual transmissions. GuardDog Connect for mDrive and mDrive HD will be available on …
Maxim Truck & Trailer now SmartTruck dealer
WINNIPEG, Man. — SmartTruck Systems has inked a deal with a new Canadian distributor. Maxim Truck & Trailer will now offer its trailer aero devices, through its 17 locations and online through www.MaximInc.com. “We are delighted and proud to welcome…
Canada and US sign border pre-clearance agreement
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Steven Blaney and US Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson signed a pre-clearance agreement, which is paving the way for changes to the way people and goods will…
Minister Leitch applauds Nova Scotia trucking industry for commitment to safety
HALIFAX, N.S. – Today, the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women applauded Atlantic Tiltload Limited, a member of the Nova Scotia Trucking Safety Association, for its (and the province’s) commitment to workplace safety and health. Leitch…
House of Commons Transport Committee TDG recommends ELDs for trucks
TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is commending the recommendations contained in a report from the House of Commons all-party Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities on the transportation of dangerous goods and safety management systems in…
Mack’s GuardDog Connect to monitor transmission fault codes
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Mack is expanding its GuardDog Connect remote diagnostics platform to cover fault codes produced by its mDrive automated manual transmissions. GuardDog Connect will begin monitoring transmission fault codes in April, the company announced. Both its linhaul mDrive…
Economic Watch: Industrial Production Bounces Back Slightly
Industrial production in the U.S. increased 0.1% in February from the month before, but is 3.5% higher than the same time a year ago. The U.S. Federal Reserve also reported on Monday that January’s figure was revised downward from a 0.2% gain in Decemb…
U.S. and Canada Agree to Border Pre-Clearance Deal
The U.S. and Canada have agreed to allow trucks going into the U.S. from Canada to clear customs on the Canadian side of the border, according to a report from The Buffalo News . The agreement will be signed on March 16 by Homeland Security secretary J…
Dart Offers Bose Seats to Drivers
Dartco has begun installing Bose Ride seats in its trucks for its drivers to improve comfort on long drives, the company announced. The seats will also be provided as bonuses or performance incentives.
Ford Starts 2015 F-150 Production in Kansas City
Ford has begun production of the 2015 F-150 pickup at the Kansas City Assembly Plant about four months after it began building aluminum-body trucks at its Dearborn Truck Plant in Michigan. The Kansas City plant will produce all F-150 models and cab con…