PIT Group studies the efficiency of refrigerated trailers and reefer units

Lined up side by side in a large courtyard of the Centre de formation en transport routier de Saint-Jérôme, eight refrigerated trailers are buzzing with technicians and researchers from PIT…

Hino debuts Class 8 fuel-cell-electric prototype

Hino Trucks is showcasing a Class 8 hydrogen fuel-cell-electric truck at ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif., this week. The XL8 prototype was first teased last year. “It’s amazing what…

Thermo King commits to deploying full line of all-electric refrigeration units

Thermo King says it will invest more than $100 million over the next three years to produce a fully electric product for every segment of the cold chain by 2025…

Why we should pay as much attention to water consumption as fuel

Recently I was on a trip that took me over a lot of territory, and into some areas that I don’t often travel. Literally thousands of miles of dry ground.

Thermo King forms council to examine electrification of industry

Thermo King has formed an industry council to better understand the trucking industry’s coming shift to zero emissions transport and to develop a roadmap to an all-electric transport industry. “Reducing…

Bendix powers up solar array

Bendix on Wednesday celebrated a 1.168-megawatt solar array coming on-line and providing power to a manufacturing plant on its commercial vehicle system’s campus southwest of Huntington, Indiana. Bill Schubert, Bendix…

Lion Electric grows order book, delivers 61 vehicles in Q2

Lion Electric delivered 61 vehicles in the second quarter, up from 22 in Q2 2020, growing its revenue to $16.7 million. The fledgling electric truck and bus maker saw its…

Volvo delivers first VNR Electric to East Coast

For Juan Corcino, senior director of fleet operations and sustainability for Manhattan Beer Distributors, the decision to wean the fleet off diesel fuel was personal. He has two children who…

Electric Peterbilt cruises through Washington, Cruz climbs in

Electric trucks have become a hot commodity for Washington’s political elite in recent days. Barely a week since U.S. President Joe Biden visited a Mack Truck assembly plant in Pennsylvania,…

Biden calls for tighter emissions standards, electric vehicle leadership

U.S. President Joe Biden has issued an executive order to tighten engine and vehicle emissions standards, and is looking to reclaim America’s leadership in developing electric vehicles. “Right now, China…

Hydro One’s heavy-duty truck charging pilot included in new EV funds

The federal government is investing $12.7 million into electric vehicle charging initiatives, including a Hydro One project that directly affects heavy-duty trucks. Ontario’s largest electricity distributor will receive $4.95 million…

U.S. President Biden brings ‘buy American’ message to Mack Trucks plant

Mack Trucks has long celebrated its made-in-America roots, and on Wednesday it hosted U.S. President Joe Biden as he voiced a “buy American” message. The U.S. federal government owns about…

Air Products turning to Cummins for hydrogen powertrain and more

Air Products – the world’s largest hydrogen producer – will be using Cummins powertrains as it prepares to convert a global fleet of about 2,000 trucks to run on hydrogen…

Trucks must cut 18% emissions to meet Ottawa target: report

Achieving Ottawa’s emissions targets would require a roughly 18% reduction in the average emission intensity of freight trucks by 2030, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. Such…

Cummins, Chevron sign MOU to collaborate on hydrogen projects

Cummins and Chevron have agreed to work together to potentially create a strategic alliance to develop hydrogen-related business opportunities and other alternative energy sources. The two companies signed a Memorandum…