Sustainability

Green transportation plan comes to Montreal Port

Europe’s Lean and Green certification program has landed in Greater Montreal, introducing a program to measure the environmental performance of the Montreal area’s logistics and transportation operations. Recognized transportation companies…

Meritor preparing to roll out electric powertrain

Meritor has announced it will commercially launch its electric powertrain later this year. Based on the 14X, the electric powertrain will initially be sold to Lion Electric, Autocar and European…

J&R Hall pilots trailer gap-closing TruckWings during Canadian winter

J&R Hall has given a thumbs-up to TruckLabs’ TruckWings, a trailer gap-closing set of fairings that have withstood harsh Canadian weather and provided fuel savings. The fleet was the first…

Battery-electric trucks charging ahead

If you ever doubted that an electric truck or two would soon be in your yard, better revise your thinking. Whether using batteries or a hydrogen fuel cell, they’re coming…

Natural gas truck sales down 9% in 2020

Natural gas truck sales in the U.S. and Canada were down 9% for the first 11 months of 2020, according to ACT Research. In its Alternative Fuels Quarterly report, ACT…

Navistar fuel cell truck test to include GM and a hydrogen refueling network

Navistar is joining forces with General Motors and OneH2 to roll out trucks that run on hydrogen fuel cells – and even provide the refueling network to support them. JB…

Aftermarket suppliers expect quick electric vehicle uptake

Electrification was a key topic of discussion between Friedrich Baumann, president, sales marketing and aftersales at Navistar, and Al Dragone, CEO of FleetPride, during the recent Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue.

Hyliion has a new marketing chief

Hyliion has appointed Matthew Loos senior vice-president of marketing, the company said Tuesday. Loos will oversee Hyliion’s strategic marketing initiatives, it said. Matthew Loos. (Photo: Hyliion) He has more…

Lion deepens ties with Flo, AddEnergie

Lion Electric has strengthened its collaboration with the charging network operator Flo and its parent company AddEnergie by signing a reseller agreement. As part of the deal, Lion will offer…

Aftermarket suppliers preparing for tighter emissions, safety standards for trucks

Aftermarket parts suppliers are preparing themselves for everything from tighter emissions controls to tougher safety standards — along with a “Buy American” mandate — as a new U.S. president takes…

Aperia awarded by EPA

Aperia was given a Clean Air Excellence Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The award, for transportation efficiency innovations, was presented for the Halo Tire Inflator and is…

‘Urgent action’ needed to hit net-zero truck emissions by 2050, report says

Shell and Deloitte see a path for the world’s trucks and buses to produce net-zero emissions by 2050, but identify “urgent action” that needs to be taken to reach the…

B.C. doubles rebates available for commercial electric vehicles

British Columbia will cover up to $100,000 toward the cost of an electric medium- or heavy-duty vehicles through an expanded CleanBC Specialty-Use Vehicle Incentive (SUVI) and Commercial Vehicle Pilot…

GM bringing electric commercial vehicle plant to Ontario

General Motors has announced it will build BrightDrop electric light commercial vehicles at its CAMI manufacturing plant in Ingersoll, Ont. – part of a $1 billion investment to bring the…

Run on Less demo will put electric trucks to the test

Battery-electric trucks will be put through their paces during a coming North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and Rocky Mountain Institute Run on Less demonstration. And Canadians are being…