Posted Friday May 13, 2022 in Environment/fuel, Technology
oughly half of all U.S. and Canadian Class 8 tractors engaged in regional-haul applications could switch to battery-electric technology today with minimal or no impact on operations, productivity, or efficiency,
Posted Friday May 13, 2022 in Environment/fuel, Technology
For the first time, more than half of all diesel commercial vehicles on the road in the U.S. are advanced diesel technology models, according to the Diesel Technology Forum.
Posted Friday May 06, 2022 in Environment/fuel, Technology
The overall life cycle of Class 8 zero-emission trucks would result in a net decrease in carbon dioxide emissions of just 30% compared with internal combustion engines despite the trucks having no direct tailpipe emissions, according to a just-released study by the American Transportation Research Institute.
Posted Friday April 29, 2022 in Environment/fuel, Infrastructure
An anti-idling law in New York is incentivizing citizens to report any commercial truck or bus idling on city streets for more than three minutes.
Posted Thursday April 14, 2022 in Environment/fuel
A new proposed standard by the US EPA, announced March 28, would significantly reduce emissions of smog- and soot-forming nitrogen oxides from heavy-duty gasoline and diesel engines, and set more stringent greenhouse gas standards for certain commercial vehicle categories
Posted Thursday April 07, 2022 in Announcements, Environment/fuel, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases, Technology
The 2022 Federal Budget has introduced environmental incentives, infrastructure spending and policy measures that will assist in dealing with supply chain stability.
Posted Tuesday March 29, 2022 in Environment/fuel, Market Watch, Operations/safety
The Government of Canada announced today its 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, which includes a strategy to reduce emissions from medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles (MHDV) through sales requirements by 2030, with nearly $800 million worth of incentives and retrofits for large trucks
Posted Tuesday March 22, 2022 in Environment/fuel, News Releases, Operations/safety
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has announced the introduction and transition to DriveON, a new digital vehicle safety and emissions inspection program that will begin phasing in April 2022.
The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) was founded in 1926, and provides services and public policy advocacy for trucking companies hauling freight into, out of and within the Province of Ontario. OTA is the only trucking association in Ontario that represents all segments of the industry - for-hire carriers, private carriers, intermodal, suppliers, etc. » More...
