Category: Equipment

U.S. DOE Awards Highland Electric Fleets’ Project Approximately $10.9M in Cost-share Funding to Accelerate Vehicle-to-Grid Services

U.S. DOE Awards Highland Electric Fleets’ Project Approximately $10.9M in Cost-share Funding to Accelerate Vehicle-to-Grid Services

| October 20, 2024

Partnership between Highland Electric Fleets, provider of school bus fleet electrification, 12 utility providers, and educational institutions will deploy 14 V2G pilot projects nationwide utilizing electric school buses The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Grid Deployment Office has selected the Scaling Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Integration Nationally (SVIN) project to receive approximately $10.9 million in cost-share funding to accelerate V2G […]

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Truckload freight volumes and rates in Sept signal that the usual cyclical demand for truckload capacity is on upswing

Truckload freight volumes and rates in Sept signal that the usual cyclical demand for truckload capacity is on upswing

| October 17, 2024

“September showed we’re firmly into a new freight cycle after nearly 22 months of rather extreme expansion and 27 months of contraction,” said Ken Adamo, DAT Chief of Analytics” Truckload freight volumes and rates in September signaled that the usual cyclical demand for truckload capacity is on the upswing, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which […]

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Commercial Freight Insights from Five Key U.S. Bridges

Commercial Freight Insights from Five Key U.S. Bridges

| October 17, 2024

The world’s largest telematics company, Geotab, today released an analysis on commercial freight data on five key U.S. bridges, showcasing the impact closures can have on the surrounding region  Geotab ITS,  A two-week closure in June of the highly-traveled Memphis-Arkansas bridge connecting the states of Arkansas and Tennessee resulted in an 1750% increase in harsh driving events […]

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New Ford Pro Tool Runs the Numbers to Show Where Electric Makes Cents

New Ford Pro Tool Runs the Numbers to Show Where Electric Makes Cents

| October 17, 2024

Ford Pro’s latest digital solutions help businesses determine when, where, and how electric vans and trucks can work best for them Does your business have vehicles ready to make the switch to electric? Ford Pro™, the commercial division of Ford Motor Company, has introduced new digital tools—including E-Switch Assist—to help integrate electric vans and trucks […]

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GoodShip Launches Premier TMS Partnership with Princeton TMX

GoodShip Launches Premier TMS Partnership with Princeton TMX

| October 17, 2024

Two-way integration unlocks effortless onboarding and real-time synchronization for mutual customers, with GoodShip actions immediately reflected in Princeton TMX GoodShip, the all-in-one platform for freight orchestration and procurement, announced a new partnership with Princeton TMX, a leading multi-modal transportation management system (TMS) provider. The integration unlocks seamless data-flows between GoodShip’s industry-leading suite of analytics, carrier management […]

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Powering America’s Commercial Transportation and Edison Electric Institute Join Forces to Accelerate Charging for Class 6-8 Electric Trucks

Powering America’s Commercial Transportation and Edison Electric Institute Join Forces to Accelerate Charging for Class 6-8 Electric Trucks

| October 17, 2024

Joint MOU aimed at enabling and facilitating the widespread electrification of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles Powering America’s Commercial Transportation (PACT), a coalition focused on education and advocacy for accelerating the deployment of nationwide infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), and the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies, […]

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