Category: Engines & Drivetrains

Roadside Assistance Offers Trucker Path Users Peace of Mind

Roadside Assistance Offers Trucker Path Users Peace of Mind

| June 19, 2024

RoadsideMASTERS.com services are now available in the Trucker Path Marketplace Trucker Path, mobile app for North American truckers, today announced that emergency roadside assistance programs from RoadsideMASTERS.com (RSM) are now available on the Trucker Path Marketplace. “Roadside assistance powered by RoadsideMASTERS.com is one of the latest ways we’re helping users of the Trucker Path app,” said Chris […]

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Toshiba, Sojitz and CBMM Unveil an Ultra-Fast Charging Electric Bus Prototype

Toshiba, Sojitz and CBMM Unveil an Ultra-Fast Charging Electric Bus Prototype

| June 19, 2024

Powered by Next-Generation Lithium-ion Batteries with Niobium Titanium Oxide Anodes Toshiba Corporation and Sojitz Corporation of Japan, and Brazil’s CBMM, the world’s leading producer of niobium, have completed development of a next generation lithium-ion battery that uses niobium titanium oxide (NTO) in the anode. They held an opening ceremony and unveiled a prototype E-bus powered […]

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Class 8 Overcapacity Boosts Inventory Expectations for 2024

Class 8 Overcapacity Boosts Inventory Expectations for 2024

| June 17, 2024

ACT Research reports near-record inventories, production of Class 8 vehicles came in well ahead of expectations Except for Class 8, trailer and Classes 4-7 forecasts were largely unchanged, as published in the latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK. “Not only did April build not slow in the face of tough freight fundamentals, […]

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J. J. Keller Study Reports on Greatest Pain Points for Fleet Managers

J. J. Keller Study Reports on Greatest Pain Points for Fleet Managers

| June 17, 2024

Annual study provides valuable insights on the evolution of fleet management; free webcast scheduled Fleet managers continue to face the day-to-day challenges of staying up-to-date and in compliance with regulatory changes along with continuously improving driver knowledge and skills. That’s according to the newly released study conducted by the J. J. Keller Center for Market […]

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SoCalGas Advances Towards Zero-Emissions Fleet with Delivery of New Ford Electric Vans

SoCalGas Advances Towards Zero-Emissions Fleet with Delivery of New Ford Electric Vans

| June 13, 2024

At the close of 2023, 38% of SoCalGas’ over-the-road fleet was powered by low- and zero-emissions energy sources Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) added Ford E-Transit electric vans into its fleet, as part of its ASPIRE 2045 sustainability strategy, working towards its goals to replace 50% of its over-the-road fleet1 with alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) by 2025 and […]

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Bollinger Motors Announces Sale of 80 Bollinger B4 Chassis Cabs to Momentum Groups

Bollinger Motors Announces Sale of 80 Bollinger B4 Chassis Cabs to Momentum Groups

| June 13, 2024

Agreement Creates Innovative Mobile Charging Solution, Electric Vehicle Option for Fleet Owners and Managers  Bollinger Motors, Inc., an electric commercial vehicle (“EV”) manufacturer, has reached an agreement to sell 80 all-electric Class 4 commercial trucks to Momentum, a leader in fleet management and EV charging solutions. Momentum Groups can upfit the Bollinger B4 Chassis Cab with mobile […]

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