Alberta farmers and their family members now have the option to apply for a farm-restricted class one driver’s licence. It would allow them to drive almost any form of motor […] Read more
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Alberta gets farm family class one driver’s license
Convert your truck into a hybrid
B.C.-based Edison Motors pioneers the retrofit market with its diesel-electric conversion kits for vocational trucks
Glacier FarmMedia – There’s an old saying that everything old is new again. When it comes to automotive and machinery design, that seems to be true in spades. Diesel-electric equipment […] Read more
BEV Sierra truck to debut in 2024
Fully electric truck by GM features 754 horsepower
Glacier FarmMedia – GM continues to move toward its goal of offering a zero-emissions fleet of vehicles by 2035 and abandoning the internal combustion engine. The latest announcement in its […] Read more
Ford to keep AM radio, CEO says
Amid rising concerns, Canada's premier automaker will not drop AM
Ford Motor Co. has gone back on its plan to phase AM radio out of its vehicles. Ford CEO Jim Farley made the announcement Tuesday via Twitter, after company officials […] Read more
GM’s truck production cut signals a turn in U.S. auto sales
Company to idle Indiana plant for two weeks
Detroit | Reuters — New vehicle sales in the United States are expected to increase in February, but the decision by General Motors to cut production of large pickup trucks […] Read more
Ritchie Bros. raises cash payout in bid for IAA
Activist investor Starboard Value buys into Ritchie
Reuters — Canada’s Ritchie Bros. on Monday sweetened the cash component of its buyout offer for IAA Inc. by 28 per cent, valuing the U.S. auto retailer at US$5.94 billion, […] Read more
Ford, GM upgrade their heavy-duty pickup profit machines
New features aimed at business productivity
Detroit | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday took the wraps off the latest version of its Super Duty pickup, providing a look at how the U.S. automaker will […] Read more
GM electric vehicles to test as standby generators
EVs could work as alternative power sources in an emergency
Glacier FarmMedia – Frequent power outages are an unfortunate fact of life for many people living in rural locations. In winter those outages can be particularly problematic, creating troubles like […] Read more
Re-thinking the value of farm plates for pickup trucks
Changes to the Ontario vehicle fee system cause of confusion for farm businesses
Your pickup is licensed to farm, but are the benefits worth the price to plate? “We recommend that our members – and all farmers – really look at what they […] Read more
GM CEO says ‘we are selling every truck we can build’
Rising fuel prices not seen undermining big truck demand, yet
Detroit | Reuters — General Motors CEO Mary Barra said on Monday the automaker is “selling every truck we can build” and expanding North American truck-building capacity, even as U.S. […] Read more