Category: Trucking News

Canadian equipment prices to rise with emission rules

OTTAWA, ON – The federal government has published its plans for new Greenhouse Gas limits that will apply to 2018-29 Model Year equipment, effectively mirroring changes introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The required upgrades will cost Canada's trucking industry an extra $4.1 billion, but save $10.3 billion in fuel, according to the Department of the Environment. When considering the overall lifespan of the affected vehicles, net benefits are expected to reach $8.8 billion between 2018 and 2050. The upgrades are projected to add 8% to the cost of a typical 2027 Model Year tractor, or $11,322. Vocational vehicles in the same model year will cost an extra 4%, or $4,369. Trailers – introduced in emissions standards for the first time beginning with the 2018 Model Year – will see an average 4% price bump on 2027 models. That will be up $1,237. Heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans, meanwhile, will see price tags increase an average of 3% or $1,324 per vehicle. ...Read the rest of this story

Telematics and fuel economy

I was reading a recent report from Frost & Sullivan and came across some interesting statistics about telematics and fuel economy. According to the company, fleets using telematics devices can expect as much as a 25% decrease in fuel costs and a 30% reduction in idle time. Those are some pretty impressive numbers and they say a lot about how inefficiently many fleets are currently operating.

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