Nikola Tre BEV is a cabover for a new era: Test Drive

Nikola’s Tre battery-electric tractor seems to attract a crowd everywhere it goes. The truck has been exhibited at several trade shows, always surrounded by throngs of curious gawkers. Some of…

Hyliion ERX Hypertruck combines the best of two emissions-reducing worlds

It’s now pretty obvious that decarbonizing longhaul trucking in Canada won’t be cheap or easy. Battery weight, limited range, and the extraordinary cost of privately owned charging infrastructure will likely…

Behind the wheel of a Pete 579 with PlusDrive autonomous truck tech

It was the first time I’ve had my driver’s abstract pulled prior to a test drive, and this for a truck that would do most of the driving itself. But…

Jacobs shifts beyond engine braking, develops emissions-reductions technologies

Nothing screams diesel power like the bark of a Jake brake. But the company behind that engine braking technology is rapidly evolving to ensure it remains relevant for many years…

Rush Truck Centres brings Battle to Canada

A new brand of Class 8 vocational truck is taking to Canadian roads, starting in Ontario where the first Battle Motors truck will be deployed clearing snow and spreading sand…

Driving Kenworth’s trucks for today and for the future

Kenworth last week demonstrated a full spectrum of trucks – ranging from the ultra-classic to the ultra-clean – to more than a 100 customers and dealers, and later to trade…

Driving Autocar’s DC-64R vocational truck

You’ve likely yet to see one in the wild, rare as they are, but the Autocar DC-64 severe-service trucks are beginning to trickle into Canada. Launched in 2019, Autocar has…

Paccar’s TX-18 AMT offers an iron fist in a velvet glove

It’s not Canada, but close. If you’re looking to showcase a severe-duty, automated manual transmission (AMT) for Class 8 trucks, winter in Michigan is not a bad choice. And so,…

Peterbilt embraces a ‘total rethink’ with MD lineup

Peterbilt has followed up on the virtual launch of its medium-duty truck lineup, giving North American journalists a chance to spend some time behind the wheel to see how the…

Test Drive: Kenworth T680 Next Gen a technological tour-de-force

I remember the first time I saw a Kenworth T680. It was back in 2012 on the floor of the Mid-America Truck Show in Louisville, Ky. The new T680s were…

Test Drive: Peterbilt’s New Model 579 Ultraloft

It felt good to be behind the wheel of a brand new tractor-trailer after months of Covid-induced quarantine – even if the plains of Central Texas aren’t the most scenic…

Test Drive: Western Star’s 49X is a head-turning workhorse

Daimler executives weren’t happy. You’d think they would be, given that the company’s North American trucks division is riding a Class 8, on-highway market share wave that would be the…

Test Drive: Volvo Dynamic Steering

DUBLIN, Va. --  Volvo Trucks is adding a new driver-assist steering feature to its 2020 Model Year line up. Volvo Dynamic Steering (VDS) is an electric-over-hydraulic steering-assist system designed to improve maneuverability and lessen driver steering effort by up to 85% at low speed, while maintaining a stiffer feel at highway speeds.

Test Drive: Peterbilt’s Model 567 with a cowboy spec’

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – Peterbilt recently hosted more than 100 customers at the Paccar Technical Center here to show off its new UltraLoft sleeper and other offerings. But it was a Model 567 decked out in a “cowboy” spec’ that stole the show.

Hendrickson’s ZMD delivers a shockingly smooth ride — without shocks

TORONTO, Ont. — When was the last time you heard a driver say something positive about a trailer suspension? Most drivers would barely be aware that their trailers even…