Mack Granites incorporate Fusion
Mack Granites are now available with the next generation of Bendix Wingman Fusion – the camera- and radar-based driver assistance systems. The second generation of the system incorporates automatic emergency braking (AEB) as well as enhanced lane depar…
Annual private fleet survey open for input
MILTON, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) has launched its fourth-annual private fleet benchmarking survey as it looks to gather deeper insights into those who use trucks to support other core business activities. The group has…
Class 8 orders remain soft
Preliminary Class 8 truck orders totaled 17,700 units in January, according to both FTR and ACT Research, down about 12% from December but up 12% year-over-year. January continued the trend of the last four months, with orders averaging below 19,000…
UPS Continues Investment in Renewable Natural Gas Fleet
UPS will continue to invest in renewable natural gas (RNG) fuels for its alt-fuel assets following a recent multi-year agreement signed by the company.
Los Angeles Commits to 100% Electric Refuse Fleet
Los Angeles Sanitation has committed to transitioning its entire refuse truck fleet to zero-emission trucks by 2035. All LA Sanitation’s truck procurement will be 100% electric within the next two years.
Truck Driver Drug Testing, Electric Trucks Featured in HDT Podcast
The new podcast from Heavy Duty Trucking’s editorial team, HDT Talks Trucking, delves into two hot issues in episodes three and four of its debut season: drug testing of truck drivers, and digging into some of the practical concerns of how carriers can…
Travel could be disrupted by latest winter storm
Expect thunderstorms in the South
Goodyear Upbeat on 2020; Talks Up New Services, High-Mileage Steer Tire
Talk around the “commercial” table here at Goodyear’s 2020 Customer Conference in Aurora, Colorado, suggested that both the corporate side and the dealer network see this year as an opportunity to build on previous initiatives while introducing some ne…
House of BlackOut: Update from Chuck Timbrook and his 1999 veterans-support custom Freightliner
With his health up and down and funding uneven, the Christmas-parade season was truncated a bit this past year for Chuck Timbrook, owner-operator of the 1999 Freightliner Classic that is the Black Out vets-support rig. He continues, though, to make pla…
FMCSA seeks comments on entry-level driver training
Was to have taken effect Feb. 7