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BusinessTechnologyEquipment

OEMs Form Consortium to Standardize EV Truck Charging

The U.S. doesn’t have a standard testing protocol for electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), but dialogue between charging equipment providers and OEMs has to happen.

September 23, 2024
BusinessTechnologyFor-Hire

Love’s to Start Taking Payment Through Relay Digital Network

Love’s Travel Stops will begin accepting fuel payment at its facilities through Relay Payments’ digital remuneration system, the companies said Sept. 23.

September 23, 2024
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Low-Voltage Power Demands Are Driving New Battery Solutions

In addition to requiring increased power, today’s trucks need redundancy in the electronic architecture to ensure critical safety systems aren’t disrupted.

September 23, 2024
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Outpost to Open More Than 1,700 Truck Parking Spaces

Outpost will offer more than 1,700 additional tractor-trailer parking spaces at four sites near key U.S. logistics hubs, it said Sept. 19.

September 23, 2024
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Startup Cargado Unveils Load Board for US-Mexico Freight

The startup firm, which quietly launched its load board on April 1, publicly announced the product on Sept. 23 with more than 50 logistics customers actively using the platform.

September 23, 2024
BusinessTechnologyPrivate

PepsiCo Expands EV Fleet to Boost Cost Savings

HANOVER, Germany — Electrification within the PepsiCo fleet is creating cost savings, and the company has plans to scale electric trucks across North America. 

September 20, 2024
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Component Manufacturers Unveil Green Tech at IAA 2024

Manufacturers exhibiting at IAA Transportation 2024 showcased new innovations to help reduce carbon emissions in the trucking industry.

September 20, 2024
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Charging Infrastructure Limitations Challenge OEMs

HANOVER, Germany — Charging limitations are placing an unfair burden on equipment makers that have developed the tech to comply with government regulations, OEMs and fuel providers say.

September 20, 2024
BusinessTechnology

Volkswagen to Slash China Jobs as Part of Global Overhaul

Volkswagen AG has begun trimming corporate jobs in China as part of its goal to reduce overhead by 20% globally over the next three years.

September 20, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Madison Debuts Wisconsin’s First Electric Garbage Trucks

Wisconsin’s capital city has introduced its first electric garbage trucks, marking the state’s first deployment of fully electric Class 8 refuse tractors.

September 20, 2024