Equipment Global Trucking Trends: Britain to allow longer semi-trailers May 15, 2023 Britain will officially give the green light to longer semi-trailers on May 31, following an 11-year trial project with the configurations. Measuring 15.65 meters (51 feet), these longer semi-trailers (LST)…
Other, Trucks Mitsubishi HC Capital Canada to finance electric Autocar trucks, chargers May 15, 2023 Those looking to finance electric Autocar trucks and related chargers now have financing options from Mitsubishi HC Capital Canada. The Power Up program is a bundled…
Sustainability Port of Montreal plans benefits for greener trucks May 12, 2023 The Port of Montreal plans to introduce incentives for carriers that use trucks which generate lower emissions, under plans revealed at a Climate Summit this week. The port is looking…
Sustainability Volvo driving forward with batteries, hydrogen May 12, 2023 As battery-electric Class 8 trucks roll off assembly lines, Volvo Trucks North America president Peter Voorhoeve quickly refers to the 250 units that carry his company’s iron mark on the…
Equipment Mack Trucks bulldogs following a green path May 12, 2023 The color of the bulldog that serves as a Mack Trucks hood ornament is a telling thing. The gold versions sit atop proprietary powertrains. The black ones are linked to…
Sustainability Clean energy options are not limited to diesel May 9, 2023 Diesel is dead. Electric is the way to go. At least that’s what many would have you think. In fact, by 2035, new-model internal combustion engine cars will no longer…
Equipment Nikola sells joint venture to Iveco for $35M and shares May 9, 2023 Iveco Group will assume full ownership of a joint venture with Nikola Corporation, focusing on the commercialization of its own battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric trucks in Europe, leaving Nikola to…
Sustainability Charging infrastructure delays temper rollouts of battery-electric trucks May 8, 2023 The handful of orange trucks parked outside Velocity Truck Center are merely a sign of bigger things to come. Schneider has ordered 92 of these Freightliner eCascadias as it prepares…
Equipment Renewable energy investments need to grow fourfold: Accelera president May 5, 2023 The goal of zero emissions comes at a cost, and the president of Cummins’ e-mobility business says related investments are still far short of where they need to be. “Investments…
Equipment ZF prepares axle-based e-powertrain for production May 5, 2023 ZF has unveiled the latest generation of an axle-based e-powertrain — AXTrax 2 — with production to being in Europe later next year and the U.S. in 2025. Supporting light-,…
Equipment Hexagon Agility enhances support for fuel systems May 5, 2023 Hexagon Agility is boosting the support for its fuel systems through Hexagon Agility FleetCare, which combines a technical center, training academy, field service, and genuine parts. “Maintaining and servicing…
Equipment Navistar signals plans for electric Class 8, unveils ePTO May 4, 2023 Navistar is signalling plans to introduce a Class 8 battery-electric truck, adding to the medium-duty eMV that was introduced in 2021. The news emerged at ACT Expo, where the OEM…
Equipment Lion Electric adds Class 5 truck to lineup May 4, 2023 A new battery-electric truck is coming to the market, and the heart of this Lion will be born in Mirabel, Que. The Lion5’s proprietary 800-volt LionBattery packs will be assembled…
Engines/Drivetrains, Trucks Mack introduces CNG-fueled Granite May 3, 2023 Mack Trucks has announced availability of a compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered Granite model. The truck was developed for refuse customers looking for a cleaner fuel alternative,…
Equipment Paccar, Toyota bringing fuel-cell-electric trucks to market May 3, 2023 Paccar will bring hydrogen-powered trucks to Canada and the U.S. as early as next year, producing Kenworth and Peterbilt Class 8 units that draw on Toyota’s Gen 2 hydrogen fuel…