Sustainability

Cummins, Navistar to collaborate on hydrogen fuel cell truck

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Cummins and Navistar will work together on the development of a Class 8 truck powered by hydrogen fuel cells, Cummins announced Wednesday. The project will be funded…

Freightliner reaches electric truck milestone

PORTLAND, Ore. – Freightliner has surpassed 500,000 miles in real-world electric truck use, the company announced. Trucks include Freightliner eCascadias and eM2s in the truck maker’s Innovation and Customer Experience…

Preparing your shop to service electric trucks

As the buzz about electric trucks continues to build, early adopters are rethinking their shop tooling, configurations, and technician training requirements to accommodate such vehicles. While the first fleets to…

Bendix makes new climate pledge

ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has stepped up its climate action plan by committing to cut its CO2 emissions in half by 2030, and to achieve carbon neutrality…

Six Canadian fleets win SmartWay Excellence Awards

TORONTO, Ont. – Six Canadian fleets were recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency with SmartWay Excellence Awards. Canadian winners included: Bison Transport; C.A.T. Inc.; JED Express; Logistics Trans West; Midland…

Volvo reveals ambitious electrification strategy

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Volvo Trucks has announced it will offer its VNR Electric in the U.S. and Canada beginning Dec. 3. The truck will enter production in early 2021 at…

In praise of NACFE

In a year like this, with a vile pandemic smashing our routines and dashing our plans, we still have a bright light or two. Among the brightest is the North…

Pride Group takes electric plunge with sizeable Tesla order

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Pride Group Enterprises has placed a reservation for 150 electric Tesla Semi tractors, with an option to increase the order to 500 trucks. “With support from one…

Western Star mine truck to be electrified in Quebec

MONTREAL, Que. – An off-road Western Star mine truck is being electrified as part of a multi-stakeholder collaboration. The project involves The Innovative Vehicle Institute (IVI), Propulsion Quebec, the National…

California emissions push could affect Canadian equipment

The lasting marks of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are found on every truck in a fleet yard. Most of the agency’s vehicle emissions standards have been embraced by…

Natural gas truck sales down 15%

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Natural gas truck retail sales in the U.S. and Canada have fallen 15% this year through August, compared to the same period in 2019. ACT Research revealed…

C.A.T.’s natural gas trucks get boost with Hyliion e-axles

COTEAU-DU-LAC, Que. — C.A.T. Transport is taking a new step in its natural gas propulsion approach, as the company’s first hybrid truck hit the road a few days ago.  The…

Volvo receives funding to deploy 70 VNR Electrics

FONTANA, Calif. – Volvo Trucks will deploy another 70 Class 8 VNR Electric trucks in California, thanks to US$27.1 million in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and…

Lion Electric not afraid to step into spotlight with Amazon order

MONTREAL, Que. — In September, The Lion Electric Co. reached an agreement for the delivery of 10 fully-electric Lion6 trucks to the American online retail giant Amazon. Marc Bédard, CEO…

Kenworth rolls out first battery-electric Class 8

KIRKLAND, Wash. – Kenworth has launched its first ever Class 8 electric truck, the T680E. The battery-electric truck is available now for order in the U.S. and Canada, with production…