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NACFE kicks off Run on Less Electric to evaluate electric truck capabilities

Beginning today, all across the U.S. and Canada, 13 truck fleets in a wide array of diverse applications will begin running their electric trucks in a brand-new scientific and engineering…

Shell’s Starship 2.0 prototype realizes efficiency gains

Electric vehicles are undeniably in the spotlight at ACT Expo, but Shell has arrived at the event with a demonstration vehicle that showcases the efficiency gains still possible with an…

Hendrickson CEO announces retirement

Gary Gerstenslager, president and CEO of Hendrickson on Wednesday announced his retirement at the end of the year.  Gerstenslager joined Hendrickson – a designer and manufacturer of air suspension systems…

Electric trucks ‘the work of our lifetime’

There is a definite feeling in the air at the Advanced Clean Transportation Exhibition (ACT Expo). It’s not electricity, exactly. More like the feeling that electricity — or battery power,…

CityFreighter introduces electric van for final mile deliveries

Startup electric vehicle maker CityFreighter introduced its all-electric last-mile delivery box van this week at ACT Expo, and plans are in the works to bring it to Canada. A beta…

Hino, Allison to collaborate on electric axles

Allison Transmission has been selected to work with Hino on development of its e-axle for Classes 6-8 battery-electric vehicles. Hino will integrate Allison’s eGen Power 100D e-axle into its electric…

Peterbilt’s Skoog identifies steps to support electric trucks

Electric trucks are making headway quickly in North America. But Peterbilt general manager and Paccar vice-president Jason Skoog says there are four specific things the trucking industry can do to…

Navistar introduces International eMV electric truck

Navistar introduced a new electric International eMV Series truck at ACT Expo. Built on the MV platform, it’s suited for any straight rail application, the company says, and comes with…

Volvo Trucks president sounds alarm on climate change, urges electrification

Volvo Trucks says it will have a rolling fleet consisting only of zero-emissions trucks by 2050, with 35% of its sales electric by 2030. By 2040, its entire product line…

Cargo theft threat looms on Labor Day

Cargo theft increased 19% during last year’s Labor Day holiday over the previous year, an analysis by CargoNet revealed. To help transportation industry professionals prepare for the upcoming Labor Day…

Angel to lead ERoad’s video strategy

Transportation technology services company ERoad on Tuesday announced the appointment of Jim Angel as ERoad North America’s first vice-president of video telematics.  Angel is responsible for ERoad’s video telematics product…

Two more ELDs achieve Canadian certification

Two more electronic logging devices (ELDs) have been added to Transport Canada’s list of third-party-certified devices. Diesel Tech Industries’ Guardian E-log and Pedigree Technologies’ Cab-Mate One have joined Hutch Systems’…

PIT Group studies the efficiency of refrigerated trailers and reefer units

Lined up side by side in a large courtyard of the Centre de formation en transport routier de Saint-Jérôme, eight refrigerated trailers are buzzing with technicians and researchers from PIT…

Purolator secures fleet honor at ACT Expo

Purolator has secured the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Fleet Award for leadership in clean transportation. “We’re integrating sustainable practices into all areas of our business, and part of this is…

Hino debuts Class 8 fuel-cell-electric prototype

Hino Trucks is showcasing a Class 8 hydrogen fuel-cell-electric truck at ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif., this week. The XL8 prototype was first teased last year. “It’s amazing what…