Volvo Group’s Jessica Sandstrom discusses global sustainability

Volvo Trucks showcased a line of six European electric trucks at the IAA Transportation trade show in Hannover, Germany, as well as a new electric axle that will eventually be…

Hexagon sees untapped potential and promise in RNG

Hexagon Agility president Seung Baik shrugs his shoulders when asked why renewable natural gas (RNG) has yet to enjoy the limelight of diesel alternatives such as hydrogen fuel cells or…

Kenworth wraps project with Toyota-supplied hydrogen fuel cells

Kenworth and Toyota have concluded a joint project running Class 8 fuel-cell-electric trucks at the Port of Los Angeles and area. The project compared fuel cell truck performance to a…

Expressway Trucks becomes EV-certified

Expressway Trucks has become Ontario’s first Volvo Trucks Certified Electric Vehicle dealer. It is now officially ready to sell and support Volvo VNR Electric trucks out of its Waterloo, Ont.,…

Hydra Energy breaks ground on world’s largest hydrogen fueling station

Hydra Energy has broken ground on what it says will be the world’s largest hydrogen refueling station. It is being built in Prince George, B.C., and will be used to…

Purolator highlights green goals in latest sustainability report

Purolator continues to chart a greener path – setting 2030 benchmarks that include electrifying 60% of Final Mile delivery vehicles, eliminating electricity-related emissions by using renewable sources, and reducing Scope…

DHL Express Canada spending $15M to add 110 EVs to ground fleet

DHL Express will invest $15M in Canada to update its ground fleet with 110 electric vehicles within the next 12 months. This investment will include the acquisition of the electric…

Mercedes, Rivian to form electric commercial van JV

Mercedes-Benz and Rivian have signed a Memorandum of Understanding outlining a strategic partnership and joint production of large electric vans. Shared costs and investments, and operational synergies were cited as…

Werner to broadly deploy 15L hydrogen-fueled Cummins engines

Werner Enterprises has signed a letter of intent with Cummins to take delivery of 500 15-liter hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines, when available. Werner was previously announced as a test fleet…

Cummins X15N engine could expand natural gas interest

Hopes were high here, back in 2006, that a then-new 15-liter engine powered by liquefied natural gas would become a viable alternative to diesel for Canadian operators. Those hopes were…

Will wars be fought over rare minerals?

There’s something missing in all the enthusiastic chatter about electric vehicles, and it’s a huge deal. Like monumental. With the potential to change the world order. I’ll get to that…

3 questions to ask before buying an electric truck

You’ve decided to buy the first 100% electric truck for your transportation business. You want to do your part in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and see evermore models released…

GoBolt orders 170 electric delivery vehicles from Lightning eMotors

Lightning eMotors says it has agreed to supply Canadian delivery company GoBolt with 170 electric cargo vans and box trucks over the next 12 months. Deliveries will include 70 Lightning…

Path to natural gas supported by larger engines, renewable fuels

Natural gas engines presented Werner Enterprises with several challenges when the fleet first experimented with the fuel. Truck drivers who had been using 15-liter engines “weren’t excited” about the reduced…

Alberta carriers given chance to test hydrogen-fueled trucks in their fleets

Alberta fleets will soon have the opportunity to test drive one of the most promising answers to zero-emissions longhaul trucking, thanks to a hydrogen demonstration program from the Alberta Motor…