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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 19, 2023

Daimler to Test Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks with Customer Fleets

Daimler Trucks will be testing Mercedes-Benz GenH2 hydrogen-fuel cell trucks with partners that will haul freight on public roads in Germany. Efforts will focus on liquid hydrogen and the creation of fueling infrastructure.

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ArticlesOctober 6, 2023

Which Type of Fleet Fuel Economy Test is Right for You?

If you want better fleet fuel economy, you need fuel economy test results you can trust. Learn about the pros and cons of truck fuel-efficiency testing.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 17, 2023

Volvo Trucks Road-Tests Hydrogen-Electric Models

Volvo Trucks believes hydrogen-fuel-cell trucks will be an important part of its zero-emission product portfolio, and these vehicles have passed an important milestone, being test-driven on public roads.

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Articlesby David CullenJuly 15, 2022

How Allison is Advancing Propulsion, Transmission Developments

HDT's David Cullen provides an inside look at Allison's new engineering and testing facilities and how they're helping truck makers and suppliers more efficiently develop new propulsion systems, including electric vehicles.

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Trailer Talkby Stephane BabcockOctober 23, 2020

Can You Guess What's in That Trailer?

You don’t always know what’s in the trailers that pass you on the road. But some of those trailers are carrying something a little more dangerous that frozen food or new bedding…like, maybe, a nuclear weapon. But this isn’t an ordinary trailer; this is a trailer specifically made to not only carry this type of payload, but protect it at all costs.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 21, 2020

Allison Brings Real-World Testing into the Lab

The speed of innovation and product development in trucking today keeps accelerating, but one bottleneck is the ability to test in real-world conditions. Allison Transmission says it has a solution for that in its new Vehicle Environmental Test center.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2020

Plus.ai to Test Self-Driving Trucks with Multi-Vehicle Approach

Self-driving truck developer Plus.ai recently made an agreement with the Transportation Research Center (TRC) to conduct capability tests of Plus.ai’s self-driving system using a multi-vehicle approach.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2020

Allison Touts New Test Center, Standard Mack Midrange Transmissions

At the Work Truck Show, Allison Transmission announced a new Vehicle Environmental Test Center in Indianapolis and that the new Mack medium-duty trucks will have Allison transmissions as standard.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeNovember 8, 2019

How One Fleet Discovered Holes in Its Fuel-Economy Strategy

Hirschbach Motor Lines wasn't getting the expected fuel economy returns from its aerodynamic devices until the fleet sought the help of Mesilla Valley Transportation to conduct proper testing.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2019

Mercedes-Benz Electric Truck Testing Returns Promising Results

Mercedes-Benz has been testing its all-electric eActros commercial trucks in real-world usage for about a year. So far, it has received positive feedback for using the electric vehicles in short range distribution applications.

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