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While diesel and gasoline engines will still be the main power source for commercial vehicles for the next decade, fleets are now testing and buying sustainable vehicle technologies in record numbers. That’s according to a new study of fleet use of sustainable vehicle platforms for medium- and heavy-duty fleets, such as natural gas, propane, electric, and renewable fuels.
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There has been some talk about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on the development of alternative-fueled trucks, specifically commercial battery-electric vehicles. The North American Council for Freight Efficiency weighs in with this Guest Voices commentary.
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ASKO, Norway’s largest grocery wholesaler, is going a little greener with the help of four electric Scania trucks powered by Cummins’ hydrogen fuel cell modules.
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After introducing electric and autonomous truck developments in 2019, Sweden's Volvo Trucks has unveiled four new truck models at once, squarely focused on the driver and productivity, meeting sustainability goals with more fuel-efficient internal combustion engines and alternative fuels.
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“Diesel will be here for a long while, and [knowing] total cost of ownership remains the main motivator of acceptance for battery-electric and fuel-cell trucks.” That was the message of Sean Waters, Daimler Trucks North America’s vice president of Product Compliance and Regulatory Affairs, speaking at the Green Truck Summit.
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Sustainability and fuel savings strategies vary greatly depending on each fleet’s operations and applications. Some motor carriers may even need to adopt multiple strategies and specs for different parts of their fleet. Three fleets with different operations share their sustainability and fuel economy tactics.
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Loblaw Grocers wants a green, sustainable transportation solution. And electric trucks seem to fit the bill.
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A "messy middle" period of new alternative-fuel technology trials has already begun, a new report says. In a couple of decades, fleets will be moving freight in a zero-emissions mode both profitably and productively, it predicts.
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All of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine's Top Green Fleets of 2019 take sustainability to the next level — through fuel economy, freight efficiency, alternative fuels, energy savings, and more.
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American Trucking Associations has debuted the ATA Affinity Program, its latest initiative to provide value to the trucking industry and its members and announced that UrbanVolt would be its first Affinity Program Partner.
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