B.C. log trucks no longer require ABS, auto slack adjusters
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — B.C.’s Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) agency has exempted log trucks operating primarily on forest and industrial roads from complying with regulations requiring anti-lock braking systems (ABS) and… [Full Story]
UPDATE: First waste heat recovery-powered APU set to hit the road
BOLTON, Ont. — A Canadian-designed auxiliary power unit (APU) powered solely by waste heat generated by the truck’s diesel engine is now entering Phase 1 of its on-road validation process. [Full Story]
Trucking down the glass highway
Glass highway? Does that have something to do with electronic dashboards, as in the Glass Cockpit concept in modern aircraft? Nope, we’re talking about roadways made of glass. But you’re not far off on the electronic angle.
Plotted murder try, trucker tells court
A Star City truck driver admitted Monday in federal court that he arranged a year ago to pay another man to kill his girlfriend’s husband.
Engines: Pistons Still In, But Think Outside the Block
The engine of the future is probably the one under the hood or cab of your current truck.
Pickup bed coating wards off corrosion from calcium chloride, this fleet manager finds
What’s the best way to combat corrosion caused by aggressive anti-road-icing salts? One fleet manager has coated the undersides of trucks and trailers with a product used to line pickup beds.
Trucker gets 21 years for I-81 chase through Md.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A Mississippi truck driver has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for a drug-fueled chase on Interstate 81 through Maryland in which he targeted police and caused four collisions.
Pontotoc trucker gets 21 years for I-81 chase through Maryland
This June 2011 photo provided by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office shows Thomas McNeel of Pontotoc, Miss.
Texas extends reduced tolls for truck drivers
The Texas Dept. of Transportation announced it will extend its reduced toll promotion for truckers using the State Highway 130 and State Highway 455E toll roads to bypass Austin for another three weeks.
ONLINE SPECIAL: Ontario’s shunt truck shake-up
KITCHENER, Ont. — The shunt truck market in Ontario is shaping up to look very different in 2012, after Glasvan Great Dane abandoned its longtime role as a Capacity dealer in favour of Autocar. [Full Story]