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Trucker driving a Volvo VNL.
Driversby News/Media ReleaseMay 8, 2024

Drivers’ Choice for the New TCA Elite Fleet Awards

TCA’s brand-new program will celebrate and recognize the best carrier workplaces in the North American trucking industry based on professional driver feedback and satisfaction.

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2024 Freightliner eCascadia electric-autonomous truck at charging station.
Fuel Smartsby Jim ParkMay 8, 2024

Daimler to Merge Autonomous Driving with Battery Electric Propulsion

Daimler reveals its latest testing and development platform, a day cab eCascadia fitted with Torc Robotics' Virtual Driver. These testbed trucks will provide insights into motion control, energy consumption impacts of autonomous control of BEVs.

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Nikola Tre Class 8 truck.
Fuel Smartsby News/Media ReleaseMay 7, 2024

WattEV Opens World’s Largest Solar-Powered Truck Charging Depot

WattEV’s newest charging depot in Bakersfield features MCS rapid charging and battery energy storage system.

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Eaton-BAE Systems BEV powertrains.
Fuel Smartsby News/Media ReleaseMay 7, 2024

Eaton, BAE to Collaborate on Electric Truck Powertrains

Eaton and BAE Systems are expanding their research and development collaboration to include battery-electric truck powertrains.

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Toyota-Kenworth Tri-gen power.
Fuel Smartsby Jack RobertsMay 7, 2024

Toyota Pushes the ZEV Envelope

Toyota has unveiled an array of cutting-edge zero-emission vehicle technologies that could soon benefit fleet operations in North America.

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Daimler sign in front of Daimler Truck North America headquarters
Equipmentby StaffMay 6, 2024

UAW, Daimler Truck Reach Labor Agreement

A tentative last-minute deal struck between the United Auto Workers and Daimler Truck North America averted a threatened strike at several DTNA facilities in the Southeast.

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Several blue Volvo VNR Electric Trucks.
Fuel Smartsby News/Media ReleaseMay 6, 2024

41 Volvo VNR Electric Trucks Go to Work in California

A Southern California drayage feel has deployed 41 Volvo VNR Electric trucks hauling freight in and around Long Beach.

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Hyundai Xcient Class 8 Fuel Cell Electric Trucks at hydrogen fueling station.
Fuel Smartsby StaffMay 3, 2024

High-Capacity Hydrogen Truck Fueling Station Opens in Oakland, California

The new FirstElement Hydrogen Refueling Station in West Oakland, California, is using new technology that allows fueling of hydrogen-fuel-cell trucks in about the same amount of time it takes to refuel a diesel truck.

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Waabi autonomous truck terminal.
Equipmentby News/Media ReleaseMay 3, 2024

Waabi's New Autonomous Texas Truck Terminal

A new facility near Dallas will serve as Waabi’s Texas home base as well as a working autonomous truck terminal.

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Renewable diesel fuel.
Fuel Smartsby News/Media ReleaseMay 1, 2024

ATRI: Renewable Diesel Better Emissions Option than BEVs

Wide-scale use of renewable diesel fuel would be substantially cheaper than the adoption of electric trucks, according to a new study, while delivering comparable emissions reductions.

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