Supply Chain Cummins, Paccar and Daimler choose Mississippi for battery cell plant January 19, 2024 The battery cell production collaboration between Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck and Paccar, will produce their batteries in Mississippi. The joint venture will create more than 2,000 manufacturing jobs there,…
Infrastructure Nikola sees hydrogen trucks at a ‘tipping point’ January 17, 2024 The annual Consumer Electronic Show offers a massive showcase for the biggest news in tech. But this year’s products weren’t limited to LG’s transparent television screen. A Class 8 truck…
Equipment VMC lands another Ontario dealer January 17, 2024 Vicinity Motor Corp. has inked a deal with another Toronto-area distributor, Peninsula VMC Truck Centre. The newly launched dealership will be headed by industry executive Kelly Jennings, the electric truck…
Supply Chain BCTA launches Clean Carrier Program January 16, 2024 The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) launched its eco-certification initiative, the Clean Carrier Program. The program’s mission is to acknowledge and certify motor carriers that have committed to environmentally responsible…
Transportation Toronto roads ranked third slowest in the world January 12, 2024 Toronto was ranked the third slowest city in the world, according to the 2023 TomTom Traffic Index released on Wednesday. The survey included 387 cities in 55 countries, which were…
Equipment MirrorEye maker confident that mirror exemption will continue January 12, 2024 Stoneridge executives remain confident that regulators will further extend an exemption which allows MirrorEye camera monitor systems to be mounted on trucks in place of traditional west coast mirrors.
Sustainability GreenPower delivers 10 EV Star Cab and Chassis to Canada January 11, 2024 GreenPower Motor Company delivered 10 EV Star Cab and Chassis to Canada at the end of Q4 2023. The manufacturer and distributor of purpose-built, all-electric, zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles…
Equipment Quantron partners with FusionOne for hydrogen from recycled plastics January 11, 2024 Hydrogen fuel-cell-electric truck maker Quantron has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with FusionOne that will see them produce hydrogen from recycled plastic to fuel Quantron’s trucks. FusionOne joined Quantron’s Clean…
Equipment REE Automotive introduces electric truck with fully by-wire architecture January 11, 2024 REE Automotive says it will bring to market the first fully by-wire commercial electric truck platform. It has commenced deliveries of its P7-C electric cab chassis, after being certified by…
Sustainability Peterbilt showcases future possibilities with SuperTruck II January 11, 2024 Peterbilt and Cummins learned plenty of lessons through their partnership in the original SuperTruck program, funded with support from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE). Much of the technology…
Human Resources Trucker Path users pick Kwik Star in Davenport, Iowa as top truck stop January 10, 2024 Trucker Path has named a Kwik Star in Davenport, Iowa as the top truck stop for 2024. Only one Canadian facility made it on the mobile app’s annual top 100…
Equipment Walmart adds three eCascadias in Surrey, B.C. January 9, 2024 Walmart Canada says it will deploy three Freightliner eCascadias at its grocery distribution center in Surrey, B.C. The Surrey DC is a hub for the retailer’s vehicles powered by alternative…
Equipment Bosch emphasizes hydrogen’s role in trucking January 8, 2024 Bosch is developing an array of systems to electrify vehicles around the world, but the global manufacturer also continues to emphasize its growing focus on hydrogen…
Transportation Love’s Travel Stops marks 60 years of operations January 8, 2024 Love’s Travel Stops is celebrating 60 years of operations, since its first store opened in Watonga, Okla., in 1964. Tom and Judy Love were looking for a way to support…
Equipment VMC lands Toronto-area dealer January 8, 2024 Shift EV Trucks announced it will open a Vicinity Motor Corp.-specific dealer serving the West Toronto territory. The dealership has offered electric vehicles since 2013 through its Oakville, Ont., showroom.
