Equipment Natural gas truck sales volatile, filling stations decrease February 1, 2023 Natural gas truck sales were up 29% year over year in September, but October and November sales were down 9% from the same months in 2021. The mixed bag results…
Equipment Nikola inks deals for FCEVs, green hydrogen production January 25, 2023 Nikola Corporation has agreed to deliver 15 Nikola Tre hydrogen-fuel-cell trucks to Biagi Bros. in Ontario, Calif., in the fourth quarter. The trucks will run more than 100,000 miles a…
Equipment AMTA receives funds to promote hydrogen in trucking January 19, 2023 The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has received federal funding to boost opportunities for trucking companies to use hydrogen-fueled vehicles. The AMTA, along with the University of Alberta, are…
Business Management New emissions regs will arrive in 2027, and chaos may ensue January 3, 2023 Oh man, here we go again into the nightmare of emissions regulations, which now make earlier U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mandates seem mild in comparison. If you think trucks…
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 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 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…
Trucks Volvo creates tool to calculate cost of owning EVs October 26, 2022 Electric-vehicle-certified Volvo Trucks dealers have a new tool to help customers calculate the financial and economic benefits electric trucks will deliver in specific operations. The electromobility…
