Business Management 7Gen deploys Class 7 truck, learns lessons on electric vehicle journey May 19, 2023 The latest battery-electric vehicle deployed by 7Gen is in a class unto itself – the first Class 7 Peterbilt 220EV sourced by the EV-as-a-service provider, and the first of its…
Equipment Ikea working with Kodiak Robotics on autonomous trucking project October 18, 2022 Ikea is piloting autonomous freight deliveries in Texas using a Kodiak Robotics autonomous truck. The partnership began Aug. 8, with products delivered seven days a week between a distribution center…
Sustainability Truck fleets play growing role in customer ESG commitments May 13, 2022 Matt McLelland, Covenant Logistics’ vice-president – sustainability and innovation, points at recent requests for proposals when describing the increasing role of sustainability in fleet business practices. “The environment is the…
Equipment IKEA goods to move by Lion Electric trucks April 19, 2021 Third-party logistics provider Second Closet is buying 15 Lion6 heavy-duty zero-emission trucks from Lion Electric. It will use them to fulfill home deliveries for IKEA in a handful of Canadian cities.
Equipment Governors embrace zero-emission truck targets July 14, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fifteen American states and the District of Columbia are calling on all new trucks and buses to be zero-emission vehicles no later than 2050. The Multi-State Zero…
Sustainability Zero-emission truck models surge, orders hold steady during Covid-19 June 2, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The market for zero-emission truck models is hardly a zero-sum game. In fact, the number of electric vehicles available in Canada and the U.S. continues to surge.
Equipment It’s cool to be a trucker now March 23, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Millennials, take note. It’s cool to be a trucker now. Recent studies have suggested that millennials, who are defined as those born between 1980 and…