Freightliner, Westport Schedule Cross-Country Trips to Prove Viability of CNG
Freightliner Trucks and Westport Innovations have scheduled cross-country trips in compressed natural gas-powered trucks to prove the availability of the fuel out on the road.
Truckers and Detroit Residents Celebrate New Truck Road
Both the Detroit Free Press and The Windsor Star reported that hundreds of trucks rolled onto a new truck road linking the Ambassador Bridge to interstates, last Monday.
Court Papers: EPA Penalties Keep Navistar in Class 8 Business
Navistar cannot meet heavy-duty emission standards and is surviving in the Class 8 business because the Environmental Protection Agency is permitting it to pay nonconformance penalties, according to court documents filed by the company and the agency…
Michigan opens long-delayed bridge truck road
DETROIT, Mich. — A dedicated truck road, long in the planning, has finally opened on the Detroit side of the Ambassador Bridge, a win-win for truckers who no longer have to navigate the streets of inner city Detroit, and for neighbourhood…
Trailer-mounted fueling station lets customers ease into LNG
Let’s say you and your boss want to go “green” by trying out some natural gas-fueled trucks or tractors that you’re getting on loan or lease, but you want to fuel them at your terminal, where diesel fuel islands already are.
Canadian fleets finish in top four of TCA’s Weight Loss Showdown
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Bison Transport and Brian Kurtz Trucking – the lone Canadian entrants into the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) Weight Loss Showdown – both finished in the top four.
Westport upgrades 15-L LNG engine
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Westport Innovations says it has improved the performance of its flagship HD15L LNG engine.
Abbotsford Trucker Dies Saving Colleague’s Life
Trucker Baldev Grewal lost his life on Friday pushing a colleague out of the way of a swerving SUV, reported CTV.
Optimize Routes Using Spot Freight and a Higher-Paying Third Leg
Many owner-operators turn to the spot freight market — a load board — when they need a backhaul, sometimes taking a low rate just to get home. As a result, it’s easy to think of load boards and backhauls as “cheap freight.”
US issues NPRM mandating electronic stability control systems
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking that will mandate the use of electronic stability control (ESC) systems on heavy vehicles.