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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 14, 2021

The Realities of Electric Trucks

Truck makers and electric fleet pioneers laid out real-world lessons learned as electric trucks begin to move out of infancy and into wide-scale operations at TMC.

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Newsby David CullenDecember 10, 2019

Volvo Fielding Heavy-Duty Electric Concept Trucks Overseas

Sweden’s Volvo Group has developed electric concept trucks for construction and regional-distribution applications in Europe.

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Newsby Jack RobertsNovember 27, 2019

Shell Looks at the Future of Fuel

At a recent conference at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Shell presented an array of speakers who sized up the state of alternative fuel technologies in trucking and a likely timeline for real-world adoption of these new means of moving freight.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2019

Nikola, BYD Complete First Emissions-Free Beer Delivery for Anheuser-Busch

Using a Nikola hydogen-electric truck and a BYD electric truck, Anheuser-Busch completed a delivery from its brewery to a local wholesale partner that the company is touting as its first "zero-emissions beer delivery."

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Newsby Jim ParkNovember 19, 2019

Nikola Teases Breakthrough in Electric Truck Battery Technology

Nikola has developed a new type of battery it claims could allow ranges of up to 800 miles between charges for battery electric trucks with a 40% weight reduction and 50% lower cost.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeNovember 1, 2019

HDT's Top Green Fleets of 2019

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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NewsAugust 29, 2019

Class 8 Engines: Is Smaller Displacement the Wave of the Future?

There looks to be a shift away from spec'ing 14L engines in new Class 8 trucks in favor of powerplants that range from over 10L to under 14L in displacement, according to ACT Research and Rhein Associates.

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Articlesby Jim ParkApril 24, 2019

What’s Behind the Grille of the New Nikola Hydrogen-Electric Truck

Nikola's new hydrogen-electric tractor features scads of new technology. It's truly new from the ground up and drivers assigned to such trucks certainly won't be suffering.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeNovember 15, 2018

HDT's Top Green Fleets of 2018

These fleets take sustainability to the next level – through fuel economy, freight efficiency, alternative fuels, energy savings, and more.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2018

Cummins PowerDrive Powertrain Turned a T370 Into a Hybrid

Cummins unveiled its PowerDrive suite of plug-in hybrid electric solutions on a functional Kenworth T370 utility truck at the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in Hannover, Germany.

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