GMC Reveals Updates to 2020 Sierra 1500
GMC’s Sierra 1500 will add a carbon fiber bed, 3.0L Duramax turbo-diesel, 10-speed automatic transmission, and other technology for the 2020 pickup, GMC has announced.
More Details Emerge on New Autocar Conventional Truck
Autocar has announced more details about its first new conventional truck in more than 30 years – including answering HDT’s question on whether it will be available beyond the refuse market.
Re-purposing dry van space as a small shop
This four-foot walk-in storage compartment Daniel and Phyllis Snow built into the front of their spread-axle dry-van trailer, is accessible from the tractor’s deck catwalk via a door assembly. The Snows built it on a budget — slightly more than $200, …
Tesla sedan’s Autopilot system was active at time of fatal crash with tractor-trailer, NTSB says
In a preliminary report issued May 16, NTSB says the Tesla driver activated the Autopilot system approximately 10 seconds before the car collided with the 2019 International tractor-trailer. The vehicle also did not detect the driver’s hands on the whe…
Nominations sought for trucking industry image awards
Deadline is Aug. 2
Video: A new take on stainless, an amazing trailer conversion
The exterior attention-grabber is the gold-colored stainless on the Kenworth W900 and the custom RV it pulled. The interior of the trailer, though, is an equally impressive showpiece of household amenities and efficient power-sharing.
SEC alleges former Celadon exec used truck sales scheme to skew reported profit
The alleged scheme allowed Celadon to avoid recording losses on the equipment — the source of legal and financial troubles that plagued the company since 2017.
Highway Angel: Trucker comes to fellow driver’s rescue
Fiery tragedy averted
Registration opens for Great American Trucking Show
Aug. 22-24 in Dallas
New Smart Freight Centre launches in Peel Region
BRAMPTON, Ont. — It’s been estimated that approximately $1.8 billion worth of goods move through the region of Peel every day by trucks alone. So, it’s no wonder that a new Smart Freight Centre has been created in order to…