Category: Engines & Drivetrains

More Than Half Of American Commercial Vehicles are Electrifiable Today

More Than Half Of American Commercial Vehicles are Electrifiable Today

| April 13, 2022

Electrifying vans and step vans in Canada and the US would save nearly5 billion gallons of gasoline each year and avoid 43.5 million tons ofCO2 emissions a year The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and RMI’s latest research shows that vans and step vans in the US and Canada are 100% electrifiable today. […]

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AFS Logistics releases April 2022 Cowen/AFS Freight Index: Rising fuel will drive higher transportation costs  

AFS Logistics releases April 2022 Cowen/AFS Freight Index: Rising fuel will drive higher transportation costs  

| April 13, 2022

Fuel surcharges together with market forces are predicted to push parcel and LTL rates to record highs, while truckload growth rate to ease AFS Logistics (afs.net), an industry-leading 3PL provider, and Cowen Research today released the April 2022 Cowen/AFS Freight Index, a quarterly transportation pricing snapshot with predictive pricing across multiple sectors in the freight […]

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Love’s opens seven Speedco locations

Love’s opens seven Speedco locations

| April 13, 2022

24/7 sites will help keep professional drivers on the road Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers at seven new Speedco locations that are open 24/7. The locations offer tire, lube and light mechanical services, as well as DOT inspections, for professional drivers and fleets at affordable prices. Commercial drivers can stop at over 420 […]

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Kenworth Medium Duty Trucks Add Cummins B6.7N Natural Gas Engine for U.S. Operation

Kenworth Medium Duty Trucks Add Cummins B6.7N Natural Gas Engine for U.S. Operation

| April 12, 2022

The near zero-emissions engine is certified to the California Air Resources Board’s optional low NOx standard (0.02 g/bhp-hr), which is 90 percent lower than the current EPA standard Kenworth now offers the Cummins B6.7N natural gas engine for new Kenworth T180, T280 and T380 trucks designated for operation in the United States. The Cummins B6.7N […]

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Electreon Announces Extension of World’s First Wireless Electric Road for Trucks and Buses

Electreon Announces Extension of World’s First Wireless Electric Road for Trucks and Buses

| April 11, 2022

Electreon has successfully demonstrated the operation of Electric Road Systems at scale utilizing a 40-ton e-truck and a commercial passenger e-bus Electreon provider of wireless and in-road wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced the one year extension of the Smartroad Gotland pilot project in Sweden. The €2 million ($2.17 million) budget for the extension is […]

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Mack Trucks Range Calculator for Electric Vehicles to Plan Routes for Electrification

Mack Trucks Range Calculator for Electric Vehicles to Plan Routes for Electrification

| April 11, 2022

Calculator that helps customers simulate real-world collection routes to help them plan routes for the Mack LR Electric model Mack Trucks recently introduced its Range Calculator for Electric Vehicles to help customers simulate real-world collection routes. This information allows customers to plan and build routes for the Mack LR® Electric refuse vehicle based on many […]

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