Equipment Canada’s first natural gas-electric hybrid to be demonstrated June 17, 2020 AYR, Ont. – Hiller Truck Tech has taken delivery of the first natural gas-electric hybrid Class 8 tractor, which it plans to demonstrate June 18-19. The 2015 Freightliner Cascadia has…
Equipment Cummins designs MD propane engine with ‘diesel-like’ performance June 4, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Cummins, working with the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC), has developed a medium-duty propane demonstration engine that it claims will outperform diesel in key areas. Based…
Equipment ACT Research slashes forecast for nat-gas truck sales April 22, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 natural gas truck sales are expected to nosedive, after a strong start to 2020, according to ACT Research’s Alternative Fuels Quarterly report. Retail sales were…
Equipment Natural gas truck sales increased in 2019: ACT January 29, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 natural gas truck retail sales in the U.S. and Canada rose 20% year-over-year in the first 11 moths of 2019. ACT Research published the findings…
Sustainability Hydrogen fuel cells the right direction for Alberta’s trucking industry October 2, 2019 EDMONTON, Alta. – Alberta is the perfect place to test, produce, and operate trucks that run on a hydrogen fuel cell, according to one of the lead researchers involved in…
Equipment Waste Management rolls out natural gas trucks in London September 16, 2019 LONDON, Ont. – Waste Management is deploying natural gas-fueled refuse trucks on its London, Ont., routes. The company invited local dignitaries and members of the public to a ribbon-cutting ceremony…
Equipment Natural gas truck sales spiked in February: ACT May 1, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Natural gas retail truck sales surged in February, up 44% from January, but were still down 12% year-to-date through the first two months of 2019. ACT Research…
Equipment Diesel to retain dominance August 22, 2018 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Diesel won’t lose its place as the dominant fuel for commercial vehicles, even as alternative fuels and powertrain options become more viable. That was the message from…
Equipment Natural gas truck sales flat October 25, 2017 COLUMBUS, Ind. – U.S. and Canadian natural gas Class 8 truck retail sales were flat year-to-date through August, according to ACT Research. “Despite the uncertainty of environmental change on the…
Equipment Woodstock gets CNG fast fill station May 1, 2017 WOODSTOCK, Ont. – Rural Green Energy has announced the opening of a compressed natural gas (CNG) commercial cardlock facility here. “We are pleased to have the support of our local…
Equipment Mack tests DME-fueled Pinnacle January 12, 2017 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Mack Trucks has landed its first customer to test the company’s Dimethyl Ether (DME)-powered Mack Pinnacle model, using the non-toxic, clean-burning alternative fuel. The demonstration, which will…
Equipment Express Mondor to buy 50 CNG trucks, build public filling station November 1, 2016 LANORAIE, Que. – Express Mondor has announced it will construct a compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station for its fleet of 50 new CNG-fueled trucks. The company is working with…
Equipment Demand for natural gas-fueled trucks continues to slow November 1, 2016 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Natural gas truck sales in the US and Canada are down 29% year-to-date, according to the latest data from ACT Research. The industry forecaster says, however, that…
Business Management Green Truck Summit focuses on transportation sector’s environmental impact March 1, 2016 Alternative fuels and electric vehicles brought to the forefront
Equipment Actual demand for natural gas trucks falling short of expectations April 23, 2015 COLUMBUS, Ind. — Interest in natural gas trucks has waned, with demand falling well short of what was projected two years ago, according to a new report from ACT Research.
