Peel joins UN’s sustainability network preview image Sustainability Peel joins UN’s sustainability network January 12, 2021 The Region of Peel has joined the United Nations’ global network of jurisdictions that pursues environment-friendly development. Canada’s transportation hub was among four regions added last month to the UN…
Lion Electric names Isabelle Adjahi VP preview image Sustainability Lion Electric names Isabelle Adjahi VP January 7, 2021 SAINT-JEROME, Que. — The Lion Electric Co. has appointed Isabelle Adjahi vice-president of investor relations and sustainable development, the company announced Thursday. In this newly created role, Adjahi will be…
Pride Group orders more than 6,000 Workhorse electric vehicles preview image Equipment Pride Group orders more than 6,000 Workhorse electric vehicles January 5, 2021 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Pride Group Enterprises has placed an order for 6,320 electric C-Series delivery vehicles from Workhorse Group, representing the manufacturer’s largest single order in its history. The C-1000…
Mary Petrovich named to Nikola board preview image Sustainability Mary Petrovich named to Nikola board December 23, 2020 PHOENIX, Ariz. — Nikola Corp. has appointed Mary L. Petrovich an independent director of its board, the company announced Wednesday. Petrovich is an accomplished business leader and entrepreneur with a…
Plans for Nikola refuse vehicle head to trash bin preview image Equipment Plans for Nikola refuse vehicle head to trash bin December 23, 2020 PHOENIX, Ariz. – Nikola Corporation’s goal of producing zero-emission vehicles has been dealt another setback, as it ends a collaboration with Republic Services to develop refuse trucks. The companies were…
MTA protests Manitoba biofuel mandate preview image Sustainability MTA protests Manitoba biofuel mandate December 23, 2020 WINNIPEG, Man. – Manitoba announced Tuesday it has adopted new blend requirements for ethanol in gasoline and for biodiesel in diesel, moving the province closer to meeting its greenhouse gas…
Top 10 trucking products of the decade preview image Equipment Top 10 trucking products of the decade December 23, 2020 A new year represents a fresh start. (Good riddance, 2020. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.) Expanding on Today’s Trucking’s tradition of selecting the Top 10…
Aero Mag unveils hybrid de-icing truck preview image Sustainability Aero Mag unveils hybrid de-icing truck December 17, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – The world’s first hybrid de-icing truck has been deployed at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport. The Elephant Beta electric-diesel truck was unveiled Thursday by Aero Mag, which specializes in…
New electric delivery vehicle to hit the market preview image Equipment New electric delivery vehicle to hit the market December 17, 2020 LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Another upstart manufacturer has joined the electric delivery vehicle race, with a low-cost option that will launch in the U.S. in 2023 with a Canadian launch…
Canada lays out $1.5-billion strategy to develop hydrogen economy preview image Sustainability Canada lays out $1.5-billion strategy to develop hydrogen economy December 16, 2020 ST. JOHN’S, Nfld. – The federal government has released an in-depth hydrogen strategy it says will position Canada as a global leader in the emerging clean fuel industry. The feds…
Challenges remain in path for fuel cell electric trucks preview image Equipment Challenges remain in path for fuel cell electric trucks December 16, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Hydrogen fuel cells have a future in trucking, but the pace of that future will have more to do with the creation and distribution of hydrogen than…
Vancouver gets GreenPower electric truck preview image Sustainability Vancouver gets GreenPower electric truck December 14, 2020 VANCOUVER, B.C. — GreenPower Motor Co. has delivered its first all-electric cargo vehicle — the EV Star Cargo Plus — to the City of Vancouver. The vehicle is equipped with…
DTNA’s Portland plant to lead path to CO2-neutralality preview image Equipment DTNA’s Portland plant to lead path to CO2-neutralality December 14, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) says its truck production will be carbon neutral by 2025, beginning with its Portland truck manufacturing plant which will meet the target…
Toyota, Kenworth bring fuel cells to California ports preview image Equipment Toyota, Kenworth bring fuel cells to California ports December 11, 2020 Toyota’s next-generation fuel cell electric technology is now powering a pair of production-intent prototype Class 8 Kenworths that will go to work at the Southern California ports. The first two…
Regulations, Covid-19 influencing commercial vehicle demand preview image Equipment Regulations, Covid-19 influencing commercial vehicle demand December 9, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Covid-19 pandemic and regulations calling for zero emissions vehicles are shaping commercial vehicle demand, according to a new report from ACT Research and Rhein Associates. N.A.
