Transportation On the Spot: Peterbilt Model 589 Canadian debut Peterbilt’s new classic-styled Model 589 made its Canadian debut at ExpoCam.
Transportation Truck Tips: How to check tractor-trailer brakes (video) Daily vehicle inspection requirements include a check of the operational parts of an air brake system, like the governor, the air compressor and the low-air-pressure warning devices. This portion…
Transportation Truck Tips: How to mark and measure brake adjustment (video) Commercial drivers are required by law to ensure their brakes are in working order and properly adjusted. The mark-and-measure method is considered the only reliable means of measuring brake…
Transportation Truck Tips: How to couple and uncouple a trailer (video) After you arrive at the yard and identify the trailer you are to pick up, scan the area in front of the trailer for obstacles before backing under it.
Transportation Truck Tips: How to adjust 5th wheels and trailer bogeys (video) Because of commercial vehicle gross-weight and axle-weight regulations, drivers will occasionally need to reposition the 5th wheel or the trailer axles for proper weight distribution. This video explains how…
Transportation Truck Tips: How to set and adjust truck mirrors (video) Mirrors must be adjusted properly to get the best view of what’s behind you and beside you. Proper adjustment can help you back straighter and track your trailer wheels…
Transportation Truck Tips: How to back up a tractor-trailer (video) Backing a tractor-trailer accurately and safely is a skill that has to be learned and mastered. You will run into all kinds of different backing situations in your…
Equipment On the Spot: Mack Command Steer Mack Trucks’ Command Steer variable steering technology makes the rides over rough loads a lot easier, detecting wheel inputs not coming from the steering wheel and helping the driver…
Equipment On the Spot: Freightliner 114 SD Plus Series Freightliner’s M2 medium-duty and SD vocational models have undergone their first major makeover with the Plus Series, and TruckNews.com equipment editor Jim Park showcases the changes in this…
Equipment On the Spot: Western Star 57X series exterior Western Star’s 57X, which replaces the 5700XE, is more than a product refresh. It’s a redesign that brings Western Star’s highway offering to the front of the pack technologically…
Equipment On the Spot: Western Star 57X Series interior Western Star has included several interior upgrades to its 57X truck, including a “smart wheel” loaded with controls for everything from music to the 12-inch driver display. The…
Equipment On the Spot: Model 579EV and 220 EV Matt Wetta of Peterbilt highlights features of the Model 579 EV and Model 220 EV battery-electric vehicles during a customer event in Quebec.
Equipment On the Spot: VNR Electric Volvo Trucks North America’s foray into battery-electric vehicles is anchored by the VNR Electric medium tractor. Brett Pope, director of electric vehicles, highlighted some of the features…
Human Resources Road Today Truck News Jobs Expo – Nov 19th 2022 The fall edition of the ‘Jobs Expo’ will be held on Saturday, November 19th from 11 am to 5 pm at the International Centre, Conference Centre conveniently located at…
Transportation Talk Time with Hon’ Rob Fleming, Minister of Transportation & Infrastructure, British Columbia
