Dealing with the driver shortage was top of mind during a panel discussion with HDT’s 2020 and 2021 Fleet Innovator honorees at Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange.
Citing a “sense of urgency,” Volvo Trucks took a leadership position in the fight against climate change at the 2021 Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, pushing for more adoption of zero-emission electric and hydrogen trucks.
Dana is adding electric axles for Class 7 and 8 applications and this fall will begin production of e-axles for Freightliner Custom Chassis medium-duty delivery vehicles.
At the ACT Expo in Long Beach, California, Peterbilt General Manager Jason Skoog mapped out four decisive moves he’d like to see happen to accelerate electric truck sales in North America.
Allison Transmission is expanding its portfolio of electric propulsion systems, introducing a single-motor version of its eGen Power e-Axles, which will first appear in Hino battery-electric trucks.
BYD unveiled two third-generation electric trucks. The Class 8 Gen3 8TT drayage, regional haul, and distribution work, and the 6F for regional haul and distribution work or refuse collection.
With the Delta variant causing a surge in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended emergency exemptions for certain hours of service rules and for state licensing offices.