Heavy Duty Trucking Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

Fuel Smarts

Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2021

Nikola Logs Q4, Refocuses on HD Truck Segment

Nikola officials said they have refocused the business and realigned resources to battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell electric heavy-duty trucks, as well as hydrogen refueling infrastructure.

Read More →
Newsby Vesna BrajkovicFebruary 26, 2021

Buttigieg: Fuel Tax Not a Long-Term Funding Solution

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke about the Federal Highway Trust Fund and climate change during his keynote address at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ Washington Briefing.

Read More →
Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2021

Report: Lightweighting Trends Shift as Tractor Weights Increase

Trucking fleets can save 2,000 pounds by investing to a limited degree in lightweighting and as much as 4,000 pounds with an aggressive investment, according to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2021

Shell Rotella to Make Select Engine Oils Carbon Neutral

Shell will compensate for the carbon emissions produced by the Shell Rotella T6 Full Synthetic and T5 Synthetic Blend engine oils through the buying and selling of carbon credits.

Read More →
Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 23, 2021

Nikola to Start Building Fuel-Cell Cabover Prototypes

Nikola said it will start building prototypes of its fuel-cell-electric cabover truck in the second quarter. When will it – and the FCEV sleeper-truck Nikola Two – hit the road?

Read More →
Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2021

Kenworth Delivers Electric Prototype Trucks

Kenworth has delivered two prototype Kenworth T680 tractors – equipped with a series hybrid-electric propulsion system – to Total Transportation Systems in Southern California.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Articlesby David CullenFebruary 12, 2021

Talking Electric Truck Charging with Penske Leasing’s Paul Rosa

HDT Talks Trucking delves into Penske Truck Leasing's experience installing charging infrastructure for commercial vehicles in Southern California.

Read More →
Articlesby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 11, 2021

Is It Time to Rethink the Fuel Tax?

With a new presidential administration pushing for a sweeping new infrastructure program, HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge says it’s time to ask the question: Has the fuel tax outlived its usefulness as a highway-funding mechanism?

Read More →
Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2021

Rising Fuel Costs Drive Down Trucking Conditions Index

The fuel cost component of FTR's Trucking Conditions Index recorded the largest negative change in more than three years.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
ArticlesFebruary 9, 2021

How to Simplify CO2 Emissions Reporting

Fleets looking for a standard way to calculate CO2 emissions should consider using a method that accounts for vehicle type, fuel use, and direct emissions by route, Trimble Maps officials said.

Read More →