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Fuel Smartsby Jack RobertsSeptember 1, 2021

4 Ways to Accelerate Electric Truck Adoption

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.

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Equipmentby StaffSeptember 1, 2021

Allison Expands Electric Axle Portfolio

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.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffAugust 31, 2021

Delta Prompts FMCSA to Extend COVID-19 Exemptions

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.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffAugust 31, 2021

Electric Truck Project Deploys 100 Trucks in California

Daimler Trucks North America and Volvo Trucks North America will produce and deliver 100 Class 8 battery-electric trucks for deployment in Schneider and NFI’s Southern California fleet operations as part of the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffAugust 31, 2021

Hino Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell Heavy-Duty Truck Debuts at ACT Expo

Hino unveiled a hydrogen fuel-cell-electric prototype version of its Class 8 XL8 truck at the 2021 ACT Expo in Long Beach, California.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffAugust 31, 2021

Navistar Launches Electric International eMV Medium-Duty Truck

Navistar's fully electric medium-duty International eMV Series trucks are in production and ready to order.

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Equipmentby StaffAugust 31, 2021

Thermo King Commits to All-Electric Reefer Product Development

Thermo King announced it will have all-electric refrigeration products available in every cold chain segment in the Americas by 2025.

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Fleet Managementby Vesna BrajkovicAugust 30, 2021

Hurricane Ida Prompts Refinery Shutdowns, Limited Truck Service

Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana’s Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm on Aug. 29, leading to widespread flooding and power outages across the state and shutdowns at major refineries along the Mississippi River.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffAugust 27, 2021

NACFE's Run on Less Goes Electric

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency turns its attention to electric trucks with a new evaluation run beginning Sept. 2, 2021.

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Equipmentby StaffAugust 26, 2021

Locomation, ZF Collab on Autonomous Truck Steering Units

ZF and Locomation will collaborate to develop and test the Level 4 capable ReAX steering systems in real-world conditions.

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