Stemco Products Inc. announced that PepsiCo Inc. will update 1,600 of its trailers with the company’s TrailerTail and EcoSkirt products to support its corporate sustainability targets.
May 7, 2018BusinessTechnologyFuel
Agility Develops Storage Systems for Hydrogen-Fuel Trucks
Agility Fuel Solutions announced the availability and ongoing development of large-capacity ProCab H hydrogen storage systems for commercial trucks.
May 7, 2018BusinessFuelLogistics
Oil, Sand Railcars Compete for Track Space in Permian Basin
Oil producers may be getting in their own way in the race to pump crude from the fertile Permian Basin.
May 4, 2018BusinessFuel
Higher Gas Prices Push US Consumer Comfort to Seven-Week Low
Rising prices at the gas pump helped drive U.S. household sentiment to a seven-week low at the end of April, the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index showed May 3.
May 3, 2018BusinessTechnologyFuel
NACFE Issues Guidance Report on Battery-Electric Trucks
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The North American Council for Freight Efficiency issued its first guidance report that details the impact on the commercial-vehicle sector of battery-electric trucks — an emerging technology that is prompting interest, investments and questions.
May 2, 2018BusinessTechnologyFuel
German Electric Carmakers Pose Threat to Tesla
Major German carmakers are rolling out stylish, sporty electric vehicles in the mold of Tesla's Models S, X and 3. Unlike Tesla, they have roughly a century of experience launching models every few months and can spread development costs across a broad portfolio.
May 2, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuelTop 100
Electrification Finds Its Ground Zero in California
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Expanding options for battery-electric technology and hybrid-electric and natural-gas engines are converging alongside efforts to protect forthcoming clear-air regulations, and longtime industry players must be ready to react to this evolving landscape, panelists said here at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, held April 30-May 3.
May 2, 2018BusinessEquipmentFuel
Penske Looks to Help Customers Understand Alternative Fuels
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The interest in alternative fuels is steady, and when customers call wanting, for instance, an electric truck, they want it right now, according to Penske Truck Leasing executives.
May 2, 2018BusinessTechnologyFuel
Nikola Sues Tesla for $2 Billion Over Electric Truck Design
Nikola Corp. has sued rival Tesla Inc. for $2 billion, claiming Tesla infringed on U.S. patents Nikola received on cab design, including wrap windshield, midentry door, fuselage, fender, side cladding, and the overall design of a semi.
May 2, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel
Kenworth Displays T680 Hybrid-Electric Tractor
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Kenworth Truck Co. unveiled for the first time a prototype T680 tractor equipped with a parallel hybrid-electric propulsion system that is part of California’s Hybrid Electric Cargo Transport demonstration project.
May 1, 2018