Orange EV and Ability Tri-Modal Transportation Services announced the deployment of five Orange EV T-Series pure-electric terminal trucks to three of Tri-Modal’s warehousing and distribution facilities.
HDT's Jack Roberts gets behind the wheel of one of Volvo's new electric trucks in Sweden, as Volvo shows that electric truck technology is ready to go to work in some real-world fleet operations.
With the governor's executive order, the State of Colorado may adopt California’s stricter low-emission vehicle standards.
UPS announced plans to build an additional five compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add more than 700 new CNG vehicles including 400 semi-tractors and 330 terminal trucks.
Trucking is enjoying some of the best business conditions in years, but could rising fuel prices curtail the good times? Analysis by Business Contributing Editor Evan Lockridge
Mack Trucks has introduced its MP 8HE 13L engine and HE+ fuel-efficiency package for on-highway Anthem models. The OEM said Anthem trucks spec’d with the new engine and package will provide up to a 9.5% boost in fuel efficiency and achieve the Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay designation.
Almost a decade ago, Sheehy Mail Contractors looked to save money by switching to CNG-powered trucks. Today, the benefits of that move affect far more than its bottom line.
Real-world deployment of truck platooning systems appears close, but developers aren’t keen to offer many details on their efforts.
Battery-electric vehicles may be just the ticket for truck makers looking to meet GHG Phase 2 requirements in the medium-duty truck sector.
Daimler Trucks North America demonstrated “pairing” of two trucks, what is commonly known as two-truck platooning, at the Capital Market and Technology Day June 6. This fuel-saving technology is also a step on the path to more highly automated vehicles.
Faced with compliance pressures, truck makers will be pushing technologies that promote fuel efficiency — even if it’s something fleets don’t want.
Nikola Motor has started hiring for its Arizona Research & Development Center that is slated to open in November.
Fuel additives can help compensate for poor quality fuel, and even make good fuel better. The question is, do you need a fuel additive?
Freightliner Trucks premiered two fully electrified commercial vehicles, a Freightliner eCascadia and a Freightliner eM2 106, during the Daimler Trucks Capital Market and Technology Day.
While there’s no one way to get up on the cutting edge of fuel efficiency, fleets can get there without undue risk to their bottom lines. What it takes is moving swiftly, but deliberately, with a data-driven approach.
The key event of Shell Lubricants' Make the Future California and Eco-marathon Americas 2018 festival was the Eco-marathon mileage challenge. The competition featured 99 high school teams vying to set a new mileage mark while piloting their class-constructed vehicles around the Sonoma Raceway track. Photos: Jim Beach
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