Category: Engines & Drivetrains

Frito-Lay North America Completes First Third-Party Electric Vehicle Shipment in Continued Effort to Decarbonize Supply Chain

Frito-Lay North America Completes First Third-Party Electric Vehicle Shipment in Continued Effort to Decarbonize Supply Chain

| April 14, 2023

Breakthrough Collaboration with Schneider Marks Critical Step Forward in Reducing Company’s Scope 3 Emissions Frito-Lay North America (FLNA) announces its first-ever third-party shipment on an electric vehicle with Schneider National Inc. (NYSE: SNDR), a premier multimodal provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services. This is the first third-party transportation shipment on an electric vehicle (EV) for PepsiCo […]

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Universal Technical Institute and Snap-on to Continue Preparing Students for Transportation Industry Careers

Universal Technical Institute and Snap-on to Continue Preparing Students for Transportation Industry Careers

| April 14, 2023

UTI campuses will receive training tools, while students will receive discounts as part of the extended partnership  Universal Technical Institute (UTI), a division of Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI), and a leading workforce solutions provider of transportation, skilled trades, and energy education programs, is announcing the extension of its alliance with Snap-on to ensure automotive, diesel, motorcycle, marine and […]

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NFI Expands Class 8 Electric Truck Fleet in Southern California Through the JETSI Project

NFI Expands Class 8 Electric Truck Fleet in Southern California Through the JETSI Project

| April 13, 2023

NFI has taken delivery of Class 8 BETs funded through the project, with the remaining ordered trucks set to be delivered by the end of June 2023 NFI, one of the nation’s oldest and largest third-party supply chain solutions providers, is expanding its fleet of Class 8 battery-electric trucks (BETs) in Southern California as part […]

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ATA Statement on EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Emission Proposals for Heavy-Duty Trucks

ATA Statement on EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Emission Proposals for Heavy-Duty Trucks

| April 13, 2023

“We are extremely disappointed that EPA has chosen to reopen the Phase 2 regulation, which had been set for years” American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear issued the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Phase 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles rule: “The trucking industry starts at ‘yes.’ […]

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Shell Starship Completes Final Run Before Transition to Natural Gas Engine

Shell Starship Completes Final Run Before Transition to Natural Gas Engine

| April 12, 2023

Shell Starship 2.0 completed final run as part of the Shell Lubricants Supply Chain fleet which has been evaluating several decarbonization options for on-highway fleets In anticipation of the next phase of development for the Shell Starship initiative, Shell Starship 2.0, completed a final run late in 2022 as part of the Shell Lubricants Supply […]

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Carrier Transicold’s New XR Series Engineless Truck Refrigeration Units Deliver Improved Performance and Sustainability

Carrier Transicold’s New XR Series Engineless Truck Refrigeration Units Deliver Improved Performance and Sustainability

| April 12, 2023

New XR series of engineless truck refrigeration units support Carrier’s aim to reduce its customers’ carbon footprint by more than one gigaton as part of its 2030 ESG goals Carrier Transicold’s new, engineless 40XR and 50XR truck refrigeration units elevate the efficiency, reliability and sustainability of its direct-drive systems used for local and regional deliveries […]

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