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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2021

ATA Forms Climate, Clean Energy Committee

The American Trucking Associations has formed an advisory committee on climate and clean energy to help shape the association’s policies and actions on a number of key environmental issues.

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NewsJune 9, 2021

Volvo Group Breaks Ground on U.S. Vehicle Propulsion Lab

The facility will be the first in North America to allow comprehensive testing of current and future products for Prevost, Volvo Bus, Volvo Trucks, and Mack Trucks to meet evolving government regulations.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2021

Leonard’s Express Adopts Green Tech for Diesel Trucks

Leonard’s Express has adopted SPI.Systems’ SPI Exhaust Reaction System, which alters the chemistry of combustion through reuse of the exhaust gases on Class 8 trucks.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2021

Port of Los Angeles To Test Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks

The Port of Los Angeles’ Shore-to-Store pilot demonstration will assess the operational and technical feasibility of hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric trucks in a heavy-duty setting.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2021

DOE Initiatives Aim to Accelerate Lithium-Battery, Clean-Hydrogen Technologies

The U.S. Department of Energy announced initiatives designed to address potential challenges to zero-emissions vehicles – battery materials and technologies, and affordable clean hydrogen.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2021

Port of Long Beach Gives Low-NOx Natural Gas Trucks a Break

The cleanest natural-gas-powered trucks will be exempt from the Port of Long Beach Clean Truck Fund Rate as a transitional step to zero-emissions trucks becoming widely available.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2021

Penske Takes Delivery of Volvo VNR Electric Models

Penske Truck Leasing took delivery of two VNR Electrics from Volvo Trucks North America, expanding its fleet of battery-electric Class 8 models available in Southern California.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2021

Trova to Offer Electric-Powertrain Conversions for Heavy Trucks

One company says it has a heavy-duty truck electrification solution that allows truck owners to replace their existing diesel powertrains with electric.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 4, 2021

ACT: Third of Class 4-8 Vehicles to be Battery-Electric in 10 Years

ACT Research predicts that electrification of the Class 4-8 commercial vehicle market in the U.S. and Canada will top 40% by 2040. HDT sits down with ACT's Jim Meil to dig into the report.

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Newsby StaffJune 2, 2021

SEA Electric Expands U.S. Growth

By adding further assembly capability in the U.S., SEA Electric has created the potential to assemble approximately 60,000 electric trucks per year.

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