Saskatchewan to try out triple LCVs
As the debate over longer and heavier trucks simmers in this country, to our north, the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is about to begin a pilot project that will see triple 53-foot trailers in turnpike configuration operated on limited routes.
Trailers do their share to meet stopping-distance requirements, now and soon to come
In three weeks’ time, new, shorter federal stopping distance limits go into effect for three-axle tractors, most of them over-the-road power units that pull semitrailers.
ExxonMobil Increasing Biodiesel Offerings
ExxonMobil will begin to sell biodiesel-blended ultra-low-sulfur diesel for the first time at four rack terminals in Texas this summer, according to a recent OPIS news article.
Synergy Design to distribute all-aluminum liftgates
THOMASVILLE, N.C. — Synergy Design and Production has announced it has inked a deal to become the exclusive distributor of AHT all-aluminum liftgates in Canada and the US. [Full Story]
Happy Independence Day
There will be no news on Truckinginfo.com today in honor of the Independence Day holiday.
Engine Emissions
The EPA dismissed Navistar’s bold claim that its rivals’ SCR engine systems are routinely ‘tricked’ and circumvent the 2010 emissions regulation, but the agency did propose tougher guidelines for those engines.
Transpro plays role in Ontario town’s publicity campaign
MILTON, Ont. — Transpro Freight Systems played host to the official launch of Milton’s “This Way Up” initiative – a rolling billboard campaign that promotes the Ontario town as a great place to do business – at an event June 16. [Full Story]
Truck manufacturers win awards for customer satisfaction
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Kenworth Truck Company, Navistar’s International truck brand, and Petebilt have each earned top marks from customers as part of the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Heavy Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study. [Full Story]
Headline News
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Swedish truck maker Scania is developing a wireless network system in which commercial vehicles drive themselves and communicate Wearing too many hats brings liability risks, article warns.
Headline News
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Swedish truck maker Scania is developing a wireless network system in which commercial vehicles drive themselves and communicate Wearing too many hats brings liability risks, article warns.