While electronic tools have been able to monitor compliance with Hours-of-Service (HoS) rules since the early 1980s (remember the Rockwell Tripmaster?), it seems some truck drivers and fleets still haven’t adjusted to the technology. Challenges even remained after the U.S. mandated electronic logging devices…
There’s lot of talk about hydrogen as Canada’s fuel of the future. While there’s little doubt it will play a role in decarbonizing our economy, the pathway to hydrogen-powered transportation isn’t paved with soundbites or easy answers. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in…
The journey toward highly autonomous trucks continues, and there seems to be no shortage of paths to get there. Most of today’s test fleets focus on jurisdictions like New Mexico, Arizona and Texas, where routes are clear, and any snow or ice is a…
When Ontario established mandatory entry-level training (MELT), the original intent was to establish a minimum amount of training and expected level of competency before someone could be licensed to drive a truck. It was largely an effort to rid the province of so-called licence…
The oil that flows through diesel engine galleries has little in common with the fluids of days gone by, largely because of evolving emissions standards. When exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems were rushed to market in 2002, CI-4 oil had to contend with lubricant-thickening…