Volvo Group Venture Capital is investing in Madrid-headquartered Trucksters, which uses big data and artificial intelligence in a relay system that keeps longhaul trucks on the move. And that could potentially help address range-related concerns with electric vehicles. Drivers for a Trucksters carrier haul a load for nine hours – the maximum allowed before a […]
Freightliner’s eM2 medium-duty electric truck has evolved from a rolling laboratory into a work-ready vehicle, with Daimler Truck announcing plans to begin series production this fall. Building on the OEM’s established M2 106 truck platform, the Class 6 eM2 and its 194-kWh battery capacity will have a typical range of 180 miles (290 km), while […]
Paccar will bring hydrogen-powered trucks to Canada and the U.S. as early as next year, producing Kenworth and Peterbilt Class 8 units that draw on Toyota’s Gen 2 hydrogen fuel cell module. Series production is set to begin in 2025. “Today a new partnership is born that will set the stage for the next 100 […]
Trailer orders nosedived in September, according to preliminary data from FTR, dropping 25% from August levels and down 56% year over year. Orders totaled 12,500 units, however, FTR notes manufacturers are still working through backlogs and are carefully managing production as component shortages continue to be an issue. “In the retail market, dealerships still can’t […]
Class 8 natural gas truck sales in the U.S. and Canada are up 18% through August compared to the same period last year, ACT Research reports. But while retail sales are rising, fueling infrastructure is contracting, the industry analyst reported in its Alternative Fuels Quarterly. “Sales of natural gas (NG)-powered vehicles, as reported by the […]
Vans and step vans that represent about half the commercial vehicles on North American roads could be fully electrified using today’s technology, the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has concluded. And electrifying all such vehicles in the U.S. and Canada would annually save nearly 18.9 billion liters of gasoline and 43.5 million tons […]
