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Current emissions regs simply hope for an unlikely best

Trucking has a proven track record of collaborating with government and achieving real emissions results, but the industry's input on new rules has been largely ignored.

April 14, 2023

Roadside sign for CO2 emissions

Schneider completes Frito-Lay's first third-party EV shipment

Schneider was the first outside carrier to deliver a Frito-Lay load with an electric truck. Also: Renewable natural gas use rising in transportation; P.S.I. launches real-time mobile app; Berkeley researchers want feedback on hydrogen fuel cell trucks.

April 14, 2023

Schneider Freightliner eCascadia intermodal Frito-Lay

Trucking orgs tee off on Biden's zero emission plan

Three emissions regulations have been floated in less than four months, making trucking's transition to zero-emissions a front-burner issue.

April 13, 2023

truck with exhaust

EV Fleet Day offers small embrace of hydrogen fuel cell

San Diego Gas & Electric's recent EV Day appeared to include hydrogen fuel cell vehicle OEMs as an afterthought.

April 12, 2023

EV Fleet Day returned to San Diego for a second year on April 6

Fat fingers and rules of thumb

Combined with hours of service limitations, the freight hauled per-truck and per-driver has been effectively capped for decades.

April 12, 2023

FedEx triple trailers

Report: Hydrogen will emerge as zero emission solution for long-haul trucking

Hydrogen full cells are likely a required dance partner for long distance heavy trucking's transition to zero emissions.

April 4, 2023

hydrogen fueling pump

Know when to fold ‘em

The evolution from steam to fossil fuels to natural gas to... battery electric? Hydrogen? What's in store for greener trucking?

April 5, 2023

five people playing poker

Hirschbach providing zero-emission yard trucks to cold-storage facilities

Hirschbach and Lineage Logistics deploying five Orange EV electric yard tractors at Lineage facilities. Also: Eight more sentenced in widespread staged-accident fraud scheme; Minn. group launches campaign to drive trucking interest; more

April 5, 2023

Hirschbach and Lineage Logistics Orange EV yard truck

'Massive tailwind' from renewable natural gas as proponents seek new fuel tax credit

Renewable natural gas advocates including Cummins and Clean Energy, the largest RNG provider in the nation, are off to Washington D.C., next month to remind lawmakers and government officials that electric isn't the only clean energy option.

April 4, 2023

Hyliion CEO and founder Thomas Healy said growing popularity of carbon negative renewable natural gas (RNG) is creating a 'massive tailwind' for the startup's RNG-fueled hybrid trucks. More RNG suppliers have stepped up in the space including BP, Chevron and Shell. An RNG fuel tax credit bill, if passed, could create even more interest.

Dana CEO stresses partnerships to support growing EV market

Dana Chairman and CEO Jim Kamsickas says the future of the commercial trucking has never been more uncertain. Transportation is facing its most disruptive transformation “since the horse and buggy was replaced by internal combustion engines.”

April 3, 2023

Jim Kamsickas, Dana chairman and CEO

California becomes first government in the world to mandate electric trucks

Trucking groups slam 'infeasible,' 'unworkable' and 'unrealistic' rule that would phase out diesel trucks in California.

March 31, 2023

Freightliner eCascadia charging

California installs first battery charger for heavy trucks

Installed at Truck Net, a full-service truck stop near the U.S./Mexico border, the 250-kilowatt (kW) chargers can charge a typical medium-duty box truck from 20% to 80% in about an hour.

March 28, 2023

Semi Truck charging at an EV charging station

Experts consider Tesla model of charger deployment with hydrogen trucks

Experts weigh in on whether more OEMs should follow in Nikola's footsteps and deploy their own hydrogen stations to support fuel cell and hydrogen engines.

March 27, 2023

Nikola Tre Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV)

More candid talk on EVs please

While commercial electric vehicles continue to be the darlings of trade shows, experts are getting more vocal about taking the necessary steps to ensure their success and yours.

March 24, 2023

Not our first rodeo. Winter testing of an EV dates back to the 19th century. A United States Postal Service carrier is shown above with a Winton Electric in 1899. Concerns with range and long charge times led USPS to embrace internal combustion. Over 100 years later the agency is working to deploy 66,000 EVs by 2028 making it one of the largest EV fleets in the nation. Here's to hoping that they've clearly thought through range, charging infrastructure and battery lifecycle management.

Highway thru technology hell

I’ve come to the conclusion that one of the biggest challenges facing the array of new trucking technologies is that the developers really don’t grasp that trucks crash and need to be repaired.

March 22, 2023

cabover with a bull bar

Quick spin: Nikola Tre battery-electric semi

Nikola appears to have righted itself on the backs of smooth technology and a premium fit and finish that figures to make it a viable OEM for fleets embracing the zero-emission future and the cabover design of the past.

March 15, 2023

Bills to support hydrogen fuel infrastructure buildout reintroduced

A package of four bills are aimed at supporting the adoption of hydrogen in energy-intensive sectors, including trucking. Also: Navistar recalls 32,000 trucks; TCA names new Chairman; bill to help military vets get CDLs reintroduced; more.

March 14, 2023

Nikola Tre FCEV

It ain’t easy being green. Or is it?

Green energy is any energy that groups can make money off of.

March 13, 2023

Volvo H2 Colors Copy

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Semi truck pulled over at a weigh station

Trucking groups push back on potential benefits of heavier trucks

Two trucking groups say any benefits that might come from allowing trucks to run at higher weight are offset by safety and infrastructure concerns.

Cyber attack

Pentesting: a cyber-disaster prevention strategy for trucking companies

Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association Executive Director Jeff Farrah said carriers like C.R. England are continuing to embrace autonomous trucking. “AV trucking technology offers an opportunity to transform how essential goods move across all layers of the supply chain, from farm to warehouse, store to table,' Farrah said. 'We’ve seen a lot of excitement from commercial partners about the technology’s safety, efficiency, environmental, and cost benefits.”

C.R. England sees top drivers beating autonomy on fuel economy

Smog Haze Pollution

House votes in favor of EPA emission regs rollback

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