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ArticlesJanuary 24, 2020

Canada’s Largest Grocery Chain Eyes Electric Trucks

Loblaw Grocers wants a green, sustainable transportation solution. And electric trucks seem to fit the bill.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsJanuary 23, 2020

Q&A: Meritor's T.J. Reed on TransPower and the Future of Electric Trucks

Meritor's T.J. Reed, global vice president of electrification, talks to HDT about the company's recent acquisition of TransPower and the state of electric commercial vehicles.

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SponsoredJanuary 17, 2020

How Far Have We Come with Electric Trucks?

Jim Park, HDT Equipment Editor, and Jack Roberts, HDT Senior Editor, discuss the electric future and their experiences driving and reporting on various electric trucks in recent years. You will also hear excerpts from Fleet Forward Conference presentations given by Bill Combs, Director of Connected Fleet at Penske Transportation Solutions, and Chris Nordh, Senior Director of Advanced Vehicle Technology at Ryder Systems.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 14, 2020

Faster Truck Development Cycles Help Muddy the Definition of Production

What does it mean for a medium- or heavy-duty commercial truck to be “in production”? It’s a question that has come up more and more as startup truck makers developing new electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles enter the market, so the North American Council for Freight Efficiency has put out a report attempting to formulate an answer.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2020

Werner to Put Electric Class 8 Truck Through its Paces

Werner Enterprises announced a pilot program to evaluate an electric-powered truck in year-long stint in southern California.

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Newsby Jim ParkJanuary 9, 2020

Mack Trucks Demonstrates Mack LR Electric for New York City

Mack Trucks pulled back the curtain on the first working Mack LR Electric, a fully electric version of the LR refuse model, which will be delivered to the New York City Department of Sanitation before the end of January.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 8, 2020

Peterbilt Touts Electric Truck Progress at CES

Peterbilt is formally teaming up with Dana on electric powertrain development for its Model 220EV. The announcement was made at CES, the annual electronics show in Las Vegas, where Peterbilt also brought reporters up to speed on its electric-truck development progress overall.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 7, 2020

Kenworth, Dana Teaming on Electric Truck Powertrain Development at CES

Kenworth and Dana announced at CES 2020 that the truck maker and the component builder will collaborate on electric powertrain development for medium-duty Kenworth battery-electric vehicles.

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockJanuary 6, 2020

Q&A: XOS' Gio Sordoni Talks Going Electric

HDT recently sat down with XOS COO and Co-Founder Gio Sordoni at the company’s North Hollywood facility to discuss the future of electric trucks in both the medium- and heavy-duty industries.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJanuary 3, 2020

2020 Trucking Ahead

The early signs indicate this will be a newsworthy year -- both inside trucking and out. Blog commentary by Senior Editor Jack Roberts.

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