Equipment NRCan funding available for fuel-saving equipment December 13, 2022 Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is now accepting applicants for funding available to the trucking industry to improve fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG). Stream 1 of the Green Freight…
Equipment Ryder leases VNR Electric trucks to service Volvo Group plant December 7, 2022 Ryder has taken deliver of seven Volvo VNR Electric trucks, which will serve Volvo Group’s assembly operations in Pennsylvania. “Volvo Trucks is committed to building a decarbonized future and working…
Equipment Schneider grows electric truck fleet December 6, 2022 Schneider is making a big bet on battery-electric trucks, purchasing nearly 100 Freightliner eCascadias for its Southern California intermodal operations. The first of the trucks are set to be delivered…
Equipment GM opens retooled Ingersoll plant to build BrightDrop EVs December 5, 2022 General Motors opened its first Canadian electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Ingersoll, Ont., Dec. 5, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford in attendance. The plant…
Engines/Drivetrains, Trucks Fontaine retrofitting work trucks to electric power December 5, 2022 Optimal EV and Fontaine Modification Work Truck & EV Solutions are now offering to repower gas or diesel trucks to zero emissions…
Equipment Tesla delivers first Semi December 5, 2022 Tesla delivered its first Semi last week, during a splashy event at its Sparks Gigafactory in Nevada. PepsiCo took delivery of the first unit on Nov. 30, then drove it…
Equipment Applications for Green Freight funding open Dec. 12 December 2, 2022 The federal government is moving forward with programs that will offer funds to improve fuel consumption, reduce emissions, and increase awareness around zero-emission commercial vehicles. Individual fleets will soon be…
Equipment Orange EV moving into larger HQ, plant November 18, 2022 Orange EV is moving into a new corporate headquarters and manufacturing operation that will give it more than 400,000 sq.-ft. of space in the Turner Logistics Center near Kansas City,…
Business Management Owner-operators at greatest risk as trucking demand slows, costs surge November 18, 2022 A slowing economy and deteriorating freight conditions are already “baked in the cake,” according to Mullen Group senior executive officer Murray Mullen. But it’s small operators who’ll face the greatest…
Equipment Premier Truck Group deploys electric vehicle for retail parts delivery November 11, 2022 Truck fleet and maintenance managers in the Toronto area always breathe a little easier when urgently needed parts arrive. Now some of those parts delivered by Premier Truck Group are…
Equipment Volvo builds first trucks with fossil fuel-free steel November 10, 2022 Volvo says it’s the first truck maker in the world to have built an electric truck with fossil-fuel-free steel. The 44-ton trucks are now being delivered to customers in Europe.
Equipment Lion continues to ramp up electric truck deliveries November 10, 2022 Lion Electric posted a net loss of $17.2 million in the third quarter, but continued to increase deliveries of its electric trucks and buses. It generated revenue of $41 million,…
Equipment Gardewine adds more electric vehicles November 8, 2022 Gardewine Group has added seven electric Ford Transit vans and an International eMV battery-electric truck to its line of zero-emissions vehicles. “As we announced in October 2021, having the opportunity to…
Equipment Jacobs shifts beyond engine braking, develops emissions-reductions technologies November 3, 2022 Nothing screams diesel power like the bark of a Jake brake. But the company behind that engine braking technology is rapidly evolving to ensure it remains relevant for many years…
Equipment Canadian refuse hauler orders Mack LR Electric November 2, 2022 Aurora, Ont.-based Environmental 360 Solutions has ordered a Mack LR Electric to serve residential areas in Quebec or B.C. It will be equipped with a Labrie side loader. Environmental 360…
