Volvo VNR Electric qualifies for incentives in B.C., Quebec preview image Equipment Volvo VNR Electric qualifies for incentives in B.C., Quebec March 18, 2021 Volvo Trucks North America says its commercially available VNR Electric qualifies for incentives across North America, including in B.C. and Quebec. “Funding and incentives are an important part of the…
Lion Electric partners with Geotab to develop LionBeat telematics preview image Business Management Lion Electric partners with Geotab to develop LionBeat telematics March 18, 2021 Lion Electric announced it has worked with Geotab to develop LionBeat Advanced EV Telematics, a telematics suite aimed at optimizing all aspects of electric fleet operations. The LionBeat system is…
Carbon pricing to cost Canadian truckers $538 million in 2021, CTA says preview image Equipment Carbon pricing to cost Canadian truckers $538 million in 2021, CTA says March 17, 2021 Canada’s largest trucking association continues to push against carbon pricing, citing a lack of “meaningful environmental changes” that result. In letters to multiple ministers, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has…
Government support needed to eliminate transport emissions: Cummins preview image Equipment Government support needed to eliminate transport emissions: Cummins March 16, 2021 The government has a role to play in paving the way to zero-emissions transportation and ensuring the U.S. is a global leader in hydrogen fuel cell technologies. That was a…
Lion Electric to build battery plant in Quebec preview image Equipment Lion Electric to build battery plant in Quebec March 15, 2021 Lion Electric announced it will build a battery manufacturing plant and innovation center in Quebec. The exact location hasn’t yet been announced, but the company says it will break ground…
Penske SVP sees long path for electric trucks preview image Equipment Penske SVP sees long path for electric trucks March 10, 2021 Interest in electric trucks continues to grow, but Penske’s Paul Rosa believes the journey to zero emissions will be a long one. “Adoption will take longer than expected,” the senior…
Collaboration, globalization to define future of commercial vehicle market preview image Equipment Collaboration, globalization to define future of commercial vehicle market March 9, 2021 Collaboration and globalization will be the keys to success for truck and van manufacturers in the coming years. That’s according to Tim Campbell, managing director at Campbells Consultancy, who was…
FedEx commits to being carbon-neutral by 2040 preview image Sustainability FedEx commits to being carbon-neutral by 2040 March 3, 2021 FedEx Corp. plans to achieve carbon neutral operations globally by 2040. To help reach this goal,the company will spend more than US$2 billion in three areas: vehicle electrification, sustainable energy, and carbon sequestration. FedEx Express is…
Feds offer more funding to advance hydrogen fuel cell vehicles preview image Sustainability Feds offer more funding to advance hydrogen fuel cell vehicles March 3, 2021 Canada has announced $46,000 in funding to encourage the use of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) including trucks. The latest funding complements earlier funding that included $600 million for…
Seven C.A.T. natural gas trucks destroyed in fire preview image Equipment Seven C.A.T. natural gas trucks destroyed in fire March 1, 2021 A fire at C.A.T.’s Coteau du Lac yard Feb. 28 destroyed seven of its compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks, but the gas quickly dissipated avoiding further explosion and damage, the…
Refocused Nikola details plans for 2021 preview image Equipment Refocused Nikola details plans for 2021 February 26, 2021 A more focused Nikola Corporation is moving forward with plans to bring the Tre cabover battery-electric truck to the North America, to be followed by fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).
Nikola details plans for fuel cell electric truck rollouts preview image Equipment Nikola details plans for fuel cell electric truck rollouts February 23, 2021 Nikola has released details for its planned rollout of hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV). It will first launch North American production of its Tre cabover battery-electric truck, followed by a…
Cummins signs MoU to become Daimler’s global medium-duty engine provider preview image Equipment Cummins signs MoU to become Daimler’s global medium-duty engine provider February 23, 2021 Daimler Truck AG and Cummins have inked a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the two companies work together globally on medium-duty commercial vehicle engines. Cummins will set up an…
Hydra, Chemtrade promise low-cost hydrogen for fleets preview image Sustainability Hydra, Chemtrade promise low-cost hydrogen for fleets February 23, 2021 Hydra Energy Partners is joining forces with a Chemtrade plant in British Columbia to offer commercial truck fleets access to hydrogen at a lower price than diesel. Hydra is offering…
NATSO opposes electric vehicle charging stations at Interstate rest areas preview image Infrastructure NATSO opposes electric vehicle charging stations at Interstate rest areas February 22, 2021 Truck stop operators and other businesses are opposing efforts to commercialize rest areas in the U.S. The idea of commercial operations at Interstate rest areas is under consideration by Congress…
