Hino Trucks, Cummins announce medium-, heavy-duty engine offering
Hino Trucks has announced its intent to produce medium- and heavy-duty Hino trucks with Cummins engines for sale in North America. As a result of this announcement, Hino intends to offer Cummins B6.7 and L9 engines in Hino’s L and XL Series models by the end of 2021. Hino also says that it plans to
Volvo Trucks selects Hickman Truck Centre as 2020 Canada Dealer Group of the Year
Volvo Trucks North America named Hickman Truck Centre, located in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, as its 2020 Canada Dealer Group of the Year. Volvo Trucks says the Canada Dealer Group of the Year Award recognizes leading performance across several key areas, such as customer service, market share, growth of new truck and leasing sales,
SFK testing autonomous, EV goods transport in Sweden
SKF is now testing a self-driving electric truck together with the tech company Einride, to transport goods on a public road between the factory and the warehouse in Gothenburg, Sweden. SKF says it already drives autonomous vehicles inside factories and warehouses. There are also advanced plans to develop a solution for autonomous loading and unloading
Koffie, Samsara partner for fleet safety, insurance
Koffie Labs, a digital insurer, has partnered with Samsara and will offer Samsara’s platform as the exclusive telematics system for its insured motor carriers. Koffie says it will provide affordable, instant and fully digital policies to motor carriers, using Samsara’s connected fleet technology to bring actionable data and insights into underwriting and loss control. Samsara
Dieselcraft Fluid Engineering releases DEF field test for diesel fuel
Dieselcraft Fluid Engineering has released a field test to indicate minimum amounts of DEF in diesel. Whether the DEF is emulsified into the fuel causing it to be cloudy or the fluid is free and on the bottom of the tank, the test reacts immediately, the company says. The kit consists of one test tube
PACCAR Genuine releases new air filters
PACCAR Parts has released a new line of PACCAR Genuine air filters, an Original Equipment (OE) first-fit part installed at the factory on Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks. One of the key features of the new PowerCore blue media PACCAR Genuine air filters is lower initial restriction, the company says, adding that it provides better fuel
Prestolite releases IdlePro alternator, PowerPro Extreme 5 starter
Prestolite has introduced the Leece-Neville Heavy Duty Systems IdlePro alternator and PowerPro Extreme 5 starter. According to the company, features of the IdlePro alternators include: 12V, 210- and 240-amp outputs available in a dual internal fan design; Minimum of 63% of a unit’s rated maximum output at engine idle (for certain applications); Remote Sense capable
Canadian Tire, NuPort Robotics to commercialize automated HD trucking technology in Canada
Canadian national retailer Canadian Tire Corp. and Toronto-based start-up NuPort Robotics Inc., an autonomous trucking company, have partnered with the Ontario government to invest $3 million to undertake an automated heavy-duty trucking project to test new technology. The companies say the technology provides a transportation solution for the middle mile, the short-haul shuttle runs that
FreightHub launches Fr8Hub Load Board 2.0 to book freight
Hudson Capital Inc. and FreightHub, Inc., a transportation logistics technology platform company focused on U.S.-Mexico cross-border shipping, have announced thatFr8Hub Load Board 2.0 is now live, and is available for carriers that ship cross-border or to/from the border anywhere in the US, Mexico, or Canada. The companies say features of Fr8Hub Load Board 2.0 include:
Michelin launches X Works drive tire for mixed-use trucks
Michelin North America, Inc. has launched X Works D, a new generation of its on-/off-road drive tire designed for the construction, energy, concrete and logging sectors operating in mixed-use conditions. Full-tread-depth lateral groove tread patterns provide balance between stability for increased wear and improved rubber-to-void ratio for maximum traction, Michelin says. Teardrop sipes in the
Cooper Pro Series LHT tires now standard on Vanguard Van Trailers
Vanguard National Trailer Corp. is including the Cooper Tire Pro Series LHT trailer tire as standard equipment on all dry and refrigerated van trailers built at its Monon, Ind.; Trenton, Ga.; Moreno Valley, Calif.; and Sarnia, Ontario, Canada locations. According to Charlie Mudd, president and chief executive officer of Vanguard, the move to Cooper’s Pro
Ranger Design expanding with new appointments
Ranger Design is expanding its team as the company works to add new upfit solutions for its clients. To support the market’s need, Michael Diaz has been named director of fleet upfit solutions. Diaz will oversee the North American fleet business development team with a focus on providing more options to national fleets, traditional OEMs
