Daimler Truck and Toyota Motor Corp. have inked a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the two companies collaborate on advanced technology development, while merging Mitsubishi Fusu Truck and Bus (MFTBC) with Hino Motors. Under the agreement, Daimler Truck, MFTBC, Hino, and Toyota will collaborate toward achieving carbon neutrality. MFTBC and Hino will be a marriage of equals and will work together on commercial vehicle development, procurement and production. Daimler Truck, Mitsubishi Fuso, Hino and Toyota Motor Corporation conclude a MoU on accelerating development of Advanced Technologies and merging Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino Motors (left to right: Satoshi Ogiso, President and CEO of Hino Motors Ltd.; Koji Sato, President and…

The B.C. government and trucking industry has renewed calls for carriers to focus on safety as another truck struck an overpass in the province – the 18th such incident since Dec. 10, 2021, according to the B.C. government website. A commercial tractor-trailer struck an overpass at 264th Street westbound in Langley, at 7 a.m. on May 29, a B.C. Highway Patrol official told TruckNews.com. (Photo: iStock) The crash caused some damage to the truck, overpass and highway, but there were no injuries. Commercial Vehicle and Safety Enforcement along with engineers from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure attended the scene to assess the vehicle and overpass.  The engineers deemed the…

Hamilton’s Barton Street East is the repeat winner of the CAA’s Worst Roads in Ontario list, announced today. The road, riddled with potholes and severe alligator cracking, first made the Top 10 list in 2019 and has climbed since to the top spot, debuting there last year. (Photo: iStock) The runners up, Eglinton Ave. West in Toronto and County Road 49 in Prince Edward County are also no strangers to the list. “The 2023 CAA Worst Roads campaign provides a valuable snapshot of the roads that the public perceives as pain points,” said Teresa Di Felice, assistant vice-president for CAA South Central Ontario. “For 20 years, this campaign has served…

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Transport members in the European Parliament have backed a deal to deploy more charging stations and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along the Trans European Transport (TEN-T) network. Among the commitments, electric charging stations for trucks would need to be installed every 120 km on half of the European Union’s main roads and offer outputs of 1,400 to 2,800 kW depending on the road. Half of them would need to be deployed on the TEN-T network by the end of 2027. Parking areas would each need to include two charging stations by the same year, while hydrogen refueling stations would need to be spaced no more than 200 km apart by 2031.…

Animal Health Canada (AHC) has updated its Canadian Livestock Transport (CLT) certification program, a comprehensive training course for livestock and poultry transporters, shippers and receivers. Enrolment is open now on its newly launched e-learning platform. Recognized across Canada and the United States, CLT is an accessible, standardized online program offering humane animal transportation certification. The update, based on the most recent regulations, revamped the core training materials to make the training program more engaging and user-friendly. (Photo: Animal Health Canada) Simultaneously, AHC is launching an awareness campaign – ‘Better Safer Canadian’. The campaign includes resources aimed at stakeholders in animal transport, underlining the importance of CLT certification. It focuses on…

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable moves, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. And the latest installment includes appointments at Isuzu Commercial Truck of America and a new hire at Kodiak Robotics. Isuzu Commercial Truck of America names Mesick director, EV strategies Low-cab-forward truck distributor Isuzu Commercial Truck of America appointed Matthew Mesick as director, EV strategies. Matthew Mesick (Photo: Isuzu Commercial Truck of America) “As electric vehicles will play an ever-increasing role in our future, having resources focused 100% in this area is necessary for our organization to support everyone’s efforts properly,” said Shaun Skinner, president of Isuzu Commercial Truck of America and Isuzu Commercial Truck of Canada. “This all-new position…

Canadian-based carriers Tandet and Harmac Transportation are among this year’s winners of the National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) North American Safety Award, recognizing exceptional safety standards and practices. The awards were presented at the group’s annual conference in Boston. (File photo: John G. Smith) The winners of the 2022 North American Safety Award are: Harvison division (for-hire carriers with under 15 million highway miles (24 million km) – Tandet Sutherland division (for-hire carriers with over 15 million highway miles – Harmac Transportation Private fleet division – Gemini Motor Transport “We congratulate Gemini Motor Transport, Tandet, and Harmac Transportation for their remarkable achievements in safety. Their dedication, leadership, and continuous pursuit…

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to overturn tighter NOx emissions standards for trucks, in a decision expected to be vetoed by President Joe Biden. “Woke bureaucrats in Washington are on a climate justice crusade using the heavy hands of government to go after the trucking industry that keeps America moving,” Congressman Troy Nehls (R-Texas) said on the House floor. “In the last three decades we’ve made significant strides in the right direction to decrease emissions and increase efficiencies.” The standards introduced last December by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency apply beginning in Model Year 2027 and place a particular focus on nitrogen oxides (NOx), setting limits 80% tighter…

Parts distributor Genuine Parts Company is promoting Randy Breaux from president of Motion to the newly created role of group president, GPC North America, effective July 1.   Randy Breaux (Photo: Genuine Parts Company) The company announced that Kevin Herron, president, U.S. automotive group (USAG), will retire at the end of 2023. Herron will serve in an advisory role until his retirement. Breaux joined Motion in 2011 as senior-vice-president of marketing, distribution, purchasing and strategic planning. He was promoted to executive vice-president in January 2018 and then president in January 2019. He will oversee both the automotive and industrial businesses across North America, while assuming day-to-day responsibility as president of USAG. He will continue to report to Will…