AMTA gets funding for truck electrification project preview image Sustainability AMTA gets funding for truck electrification project March 12, 2019 EDMONTON, Alta. – Part of Emissions Reduction Alberta’s (ERA) $100 million investment into clean technology projects will be put into the province’s trucking industry. The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA)…
Power up preview image Equipment Power up March 5, 2019 Electric trucks are all the rage, but now the focus turns to charging requirements
UPS looks to paint brown trucks green preview image UPS looks to paint brown trucks green March 5, 2019 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Carleton Rose of UPS says electric trucks are the "way of the future". But they aren't perfect. Not yet.
NACFE explores electric truck charging needs preview image Transportation NACFE explores electric truck charging needs March 1, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – Buying an electric truck involves more than adding batteries and electric motors to a powertrain. The vehicles will also require access to charging infrastructure that is…
Goodyear experimenting with soybean oil in tire production preview image Equipment Goodyear experimenting with soybean oil in tire production January 29, 2019 DALLAS, Texas – Goodyear is working towards replacing conventional oil with soybean oil in production of some its truck tires. The company is already producing several consumer tires with soybean…
Natural gas truck sales down in 2018 preview image Equipment Natural gas truck sales down in 2018 January 28, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ind. – U.S. and Canadian natural gas Class 8 retail sales rose 13% in 2017, but slid 23% year-to-date through November 2018, according to a quarterly report from ACT…
OTA briefs Environment Minister preview image Sustainability OTA briefs Environment Minister January 25, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) recently met with Environment Minister Rod Phillips to discuss how the trucking industry can contribute to cleaner air and a reduction in…
The race to develop electric trucks is on preview image The race to develop electric trucks is on January 18, 2019 LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Established and emerging manufacturers alike are racing to bring some form of battery-electric vehicles or fuel cells to North America, with several introducing all-important test fleets during 2019.
Volvo invests in wireless EV charging preview image Technology Volvo invests in wireless EV charging January 16, 2019 PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – Volvo Group Venture Capital, a subsidiary of Volvo Group, has invested in a firm developing high power wireless charging of electric vehicles. Momentum Dynamics, based in Pennsylvania,…
Added Value — Does your diesel need a fuel additive? preview image Added Value — Does your diesel need a fuel additive? January 10, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. -- American truckers often rely on fuel additives to address poor-quality diesel. But is there a need for fuel additives in Canada?
Freightliner shows first electric trucks preview image Equipment Freightliner shows first electric trucks January 9, 2019 LAS VEGAS, Nev. – To build an electric Class 8 truck requires the same battery power as 32 electric Smart cars, but Daimler Trucks North America is forging ahead with…
Kenworth, Toyota join to develop trucks with fuel cells preview image Kenworth, Toyota join to develop trucks with fuel cells January 9, 2019 LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Kenworth and Toyota are joining forces to develop a test fleet of 10 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles, building on research that both had been conducting independently.
Freightliner delivers first electric truck preview image Equipment Freightliner delivers first electric truck December 20, 2018 CARSON, Calif. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has delivered its first electric truck, as part of its Freightliner Electric Innovation Fleet. The Freightliner eM2 was delivered to Penske Truck…
Welcome to the Year of the Electric Truck preview image Welcome to the Year of the Electric Truck December 20, 2018 CARSON, Calif. – Penske Truck Leasing has accepted keys to Freightliners before, but today’s ceremonial handoff of an electric Freightliner eM2 kicks off what can safely be described as the Year of the Electric Truck.
Sustainability CNG filling stations opened along Hwy. 401 December 14, 2018 LONDON, Ont. – Three trucks tops along Hwy. 401 in Ontario now have compressed natural gas (CNG) filling stations for heavy trucks. The stations were installed by Union Energy Solutions…
