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Technology woe is me
Playing a technology out as some maligned, forgotten underdog may strike some sympathetic chord with a marketplace.
April 25, 2023
Natural gas sales 'fickle,' but will hold their own in the face of zero emission alternatives
So far in 2023, sales of natural gas trucks are down 29% year-to-date through February when compared to the same period last year.
April 24, 2023
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CARB approves Toyota's Class 8 fuel cell kit
Toyota's CARB-approved Class 8 fuel cell kit will be available for OEMs later this year.
April 24, 2023
Natural gas
Walmart set to deploy first Cummins 15-liter natgas engine
The first North American Cummins X15N 15-liter compressed natural gas engine will be incorporated into Walmart’s private fleet.
April 18, 2023
Alternative power
Renewable diesel production 'booming' as national availability remains in question
Production of carbon cutting renewable diesel is forecast to more than double by 2025, but fleet access beyond the West Coast remains in doubt.
April 18, 2023
Regulations
EPA hosting public hearing on proposed Phase 3 GHG regs
The EPA will host public hearings May 2-3 to discuss new proposed GHG regs for heavy trucks.
April 16, 2023
Hydrogen fuel cell
China continues fuel cell lead over U.S.
The U.S. has long-haul hopes pinned on hydrogen, but China continues to outperform the states in fuel cell truck adoption – and it's not even close.
April 14, 2023
Equipment
Current emissions regs simply hope for an unlikely best
Trucking has a proven track record of collaborating with government and achieving real emissions results, but the industry's input on new rules has been largely ignored.
April 14, 2023
Battery electric
Schneider completes Frito-Lay's first third-party EV shipment
Schneider was the first outside carrier to deliver a Frito-Lay load with an electric truck. Also: Renewable natural gas use rising in transportation; P.S.I. launches real-time mobile app; Berkeley researchers want feedback on hydrogen fuel cell trucks.
April 14, 2023
Regulations
Trucking orgs tee off on Biden's zero emission plan
Three emissions regulations have been floated in less than four months, making trucking's transition to zero-emissions a front-burner issue.
April 13, 2023
Alternative power
EV Fleet Day offers small embrace of hydrogen fuel cell
San Diego Gas & Electric's recent EV Day appeared to include hydrogen fuel cell vehicle OEMs as an afterthought.
April 12, 2023
Alternative power
Fat fingers and rules of thumb
Combined with hours of service limitations, the freight hauled per-truck and per-driver has been effectively capped for decades.
April 12, 2023
Alternative power
Report: Hydrogen will emerge as zero emission solution for long-haul trucking
Hydrogen full cells are likely a required dance partner for long distance heavy trucking's transition to zero emissions.
April 4, 2023
Alternative power
Know when to fold ‘em
The evolution from steam to fossil fuels to natural gas to... battery electric? Hydrogen? What's in store for greener trucking?
April 5, 2023
Alternative power
Hirschbach providing zero-emission yard trucks to cold-storage facilities
Hirschbach and Lineage Logistics deploying five Orange EV electric yard tractors at Lineage facilities. Also: Eight more sentenced in widespread staged-accident fraud scheme; Minn. group launches campaign to drive trucking interest; more
April 5, 2023
Natural gas
'Massive tailwind' from renewable natural gas as proponents seek new fuel tax credit
Renewable natural gas advocates including Cummins and Clean Energy, the largest RNG provider in the nation, are off to Washington D.C., next month to remind lawmakers and government officials that electric isn't the only clean energy option.
April 4, 2023
Alternative power
Dana CEO stresses partnerships to support growing EV market
Dana Chairman and CEO Jim Kamsickas says the future of the commercial trucking has never been more uncertain. Transportation is facing its most disruptive transformation “since the horse and buggy was replaced by internal combustion engines.”
April 3, 2023
Regulations
California becomes first government in the world to mandate electric trucks
Trucking groups slam 'infeasible,' 'unworkable' and 'unrealistic' rule that would phase out diesel trucks in California.
March 31, 2023
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