Rizon hands over first electric dump truck in Canada to B.C. company

Rizon, Daimler Truck’s brand of all-electric vehicles, announced its first official handover in Canada, an 18,850 GVW e18L fitted with a dump body, to Villamar Construction in Victoria, B.C. The…

Funding for electric pickup trucks helped drain Quebec’s Écocamionnage program

The sudden suspension of the Écocamionnage program by the Quebec Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MTMD) on Sept. 6 last year took the industry by surprise. The incentive offered…

Pet Valu adds two Volvo VNR Electric trucks to fleet

Pet Valu, a Canadian specialty retailer of pet food and pet-related supplies, has added two Volvo VNR Electric trucks to its fleet as part of the company’s ongoing supply chain…

Trucking Announcements: Piepgrass joins HTEC, new leaders at U.S. EPA, DOT

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable moves, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Steven Piepgrass joined HTEC as chief operations officer and Cummins announced that its executive vice-president and president…

Zero In on… RNG

Hexagon Agility has opened a new facility in Rialto, Cali., to meet increasing demand for renewable natural gas fuel systems. The new facility will produce nearly 35,000 fuel systems…

In Conversation with ETF’s Allen Schaeffer: Making sense of changes to truck emission regs

U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order pen is likely running low on ink. And while most of the concern within Canada centers around the threat of tariffs and their impact…

Groupe Morneau to test Swedish rail charging technology

The Swedish company Elonroad will be demonstrating its charging system in Quebec, which consists of a non-intrusive ground-mounted conductor rail and an inverted pantograph under the vehicles, allowing automatic EV charging whether…

Hendrickson building solar farm to power bumper plant

Hendrickson, a global manufacturer of suspension systems and components for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and trailers, has announced an investment in solar energy.  Hendrickson is building a solar farm in…

Zero In on…Charging-as-a-service

Zeem Solutions is expanding its electric vehicle charging infrastructure for class 8 drayage fleets in Southern California and New Jersey, with new sites planned at the ports of Long…

SAF-Holland rebrands remanufactured parts under Haldex Reman

Heavy-duty commercial vehicle components manufacturer SAF-Holland announced the rebranding of its remanufactured brand as Haldex Reman, replacing the former Like-Nu brand. SAF-Holland said it can provide a complete offering of…

The role of the OEM will change with zero-emission, autonomous trucks: McKinsey

The trucking industry’s transition to zero-emission and autonomous trucks will unlock new revenue opportunities for OEMs, while drastically reshaping the relationships truck makers have with their fleet customers. This is…

Gonzalez joins Cespira as president, CEO

Cespira, the joint venture between Volvo Group and Westport Fuel Systems, has announced the appointment of Carlos Gonzalez as president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective April 1. Gonzalez succeeds…

Verne demonstrates cryo-compressed hydrogen truck in California

Verne, a hydrogen technology company, says it has successfully demonstrated the capabilities of its ‘world’s first’ cryo-compressed hydrogen (CcH2) Class 8 truck and refueling system in late 2024 in Southern…

Trump’s presidency puts Canadian emissions regs out on a limb

I’ll be the first to admit I cheered when I learned the California Air Resources Board (CARB) had decided to drop its pursuit of an EPA…

California drops daunting Advanced Clean Fleets rule

In a stunning but logical move, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on Jan. 13 withdrew its request for a statutory waiver from the U.S. EPA that CARB would have…