Volvo Trucks’ green ambitions involve more than emissions alone

Proof of Volvo Trucks’ green ambitions are already rolling in and around Gothenburg, Sweden. The track at the Volvo Trucks Demonstration Center is lined with battery-electric FM and FH…

Mack’s Roanoke truck plant powered by renewable energy

Mack Trucks says its Roanoke Valley Operations (RVO) has been certified and is participating in the Appalachian Power Company’s 100% Renewable Wind-Water-Sunlight (WWS) Service. This means RVO purchases 100% of…

Trimac testing range of emissions slashing technologies

Trimac is testing a wide range of options when it comes to slashing emissions from its fleet in a variety of applications. The company is a participant in the Zero…

Ecom Logistics vows to electrify delivery fleet

Ecom Logistics says it will run an entirely electric fleet by 2030, and has already begun to deploy electric vehicles into its delivery fleet. The company currently operates a fleet…

U.S. trucking groups form emissions coalition

A group of U.S.-based trucking stakeholders has come together to form a coalition that will serve as a collective voice regarding emissions. The Clean Freight Coalition (CFC) represents motor carriers…

Sustainable tires growing like weeds, particularly dandelions

Dandelions. Rice husks. Soybean oil. Sounds like the trappings of an entrée at a fancy vegan restaurant. But these are some of the ingredients that will likely go into future…

Eight fleets, 82 trucks set to use Hydra Energy’s Prince George hydrogen station

Hydra Energy has exceeded its goal, landing eight fleets with 82 trucks who will use what it claims will be the world’s largest hydrogen refueling station in Prince George, B.C.

Volvo Group adds fourth CampX innovation hub

Volvo Group has opened a new CampX Lyon in France, its fourth innovation hub designed to accelerate new technology and business innovations for sustainable mobility by partnering with startup companies,…

Premier Truck Group deploys electric vehicle for retail parts delivery

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…

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…

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…

How Cummins reinvented itself for a zero-emissions future

A stunning US$3.7-billion acquisition of Meritor Feb. 22 put the exclamation point on what has been a transformative year for Cummins. The independent engine maker, once synonymous with diesel power,…

BCTA eyes zero-emissions transport by 2060

The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) is calling on the province to legislate a zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) sales mandate for commercial vehicles sold in the province. However, it’s calling for a…