Equipment

Freightliner to build trucks with Cummins’ hydrogen fuel cell powertrain

Cummins and Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) will work together to upfit and validate Freightliner Cascadia trucks with a Cummins hydrogen fuel cell powertrain for the North American market. DTNA…

Fleet executives call for collaboration in electric and alternative vehicle journey

Carlton Rose, president – global fleet maintenance at UPS, can rattle off a long list of alternative fuels and energy sources used by his fleet. Available equipment runs on compressed…

Mack adds app, charger incentives for LR Electric

Looking to electrify a waste management vehicle? Mack Trucks now has an app — and a related incentive program — to help with that. The OEM has introduced a new…

Volvo extends VNR Electric range, explores options for battery life

Volvo Trucks North America continues down the road of electrification, and the latest update to its VNR Electric is promising a range that will take if further still. The Class…

Sustainable trucking will require multiple solutions: ACT Expo panel

Truck manufacturers, energy providers, and fleets alike are sharing a common journey toward sustainable transportation. Just don’t expect any single energy source to answer every need. “There isn’t really one…

Daimler unveils second-gen eCascadia

Freightliner introduced at the ACT Expo show in Long Beach, Calif., an update to its battery-electric eCascadia, with a longer range of up to 230 miles (368 km) in a…

10 findings about the state of sustainable fleets

Interest in alternative fuels, battery-electric vehicles, and fuel cells continues to grow as corporations look to begin their shift away from gasoline- and diesel-based transportation. Now it’s up to suppliers…

Ritchie Bros. Edmonton auction collects $204 million

Ritchie Bros. continue to see the benefits of a strong truck market, selling more than 11,000 pieces of equipment during its largest Canadian auction of the year. The offerings from…

OK Tire opens new full-service Saskatchewan location

OK Tire has opened a new location in Balcarres, Sask. The new site, at 103 Hwy. 10, celebrated a grand opening April 30. It is a full-service provider and offers…

Westport sees HPDI as faster, less expensive path to hydrogen adoption

Westport has adapted its high-pressure direct injection (HPDI) fuel system used for bio-methane and natural gas, to also work with hydrogen. The company says this will provide a faster, more…

Lion Electric ramps up deliveries

Lion Electric delivered 84 vehicles in the first quarter, up from 24 over the same period last year, and grew its Q1 revenue by US$16.4 million to $22.6 million. The…

Truck builders to see ‘lower-for-longer’ order levels into 2023: ACT Research

Class 8 orders were “subdued” in April, according to preliminary data from ACT Research, due to constrained production levels and long backlogs. The industry analyst reported 15,800 Class 8 orders…

Canada further delays GHG standards for trailers

Canada’s federal government is once again delaying plans to apply greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) standards to trailers, in the face of challenges to companion rules in the U.S. The fourth…

Wilks elected MEMA board vice-chairman

Kurk Wilks, president and chief executive officer of Mann+Hummel, has been elected vice-chairman of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) board of directors. Wilks joined the board in 2021.

Hydra Energy lands another Alberta fleet

Edmonton International Airport (EIA) is committing to hydrogen, and one of the trucking firms that serves it is jumping aboard, too. Hercules Logistics will convert a Class 8 Western Star…