Category: Fuel & Oil

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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Voltera Expands Electric Truck Charging Infrastructure with Two New Strategic Sites in California

Voltera Expands Electric Truck Charging Infrastructure with Two New Strategic Sites in California

| October 16, 2024

The site can accommodate up to 30 electrified stalls and has already secured a power supply of up to five megawatts from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Voltera, developer, owner, and operator of charging infrastructure for zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) fleets, announced the acquisition of two new ZEV infrastructure development sites. This brings […]

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Zonar Launches Emissions Check™ for California Air Resources Board Clean Truck Check Compliance

Zonar Launches Emissions Check™ for California Air Resources Board Clean Truck Check Compliance

| October 16, 2024

New solution reduces downtime and identifies vehicles that need emissions-related repairs Zonar, the leader in commercial vehicle fleet health and safety, announced the general availability of Zonar Emissions Check™, a new solution that enables on-route compliance, reduces downtime, and lowers third-party operational costs. For existing customers with the Zonar V4™ telematics control unit (TCU) already installed, the compliance […]

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TEAMSTERS CHARGE WAYMO WITH VIOLATING SAN FRANCISCO ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW

TEAMSTERS CHARGE WAYMO WITH VIOLATING SAN FRANCISCO ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW

| October 16, 2024

Teamsters are calling on the San Francisco Ethics Commission to investigate Waymo, the autonomous vehicle (AV) subsidiary of Google Teamsters are calling on the San Francisco Ethics Commission to investigate Waymo, the autonomous vehicle (AV) subsidiary of Google, after several of the company’s employees illegally failed to register as lobbyists for meetings with San Francisco […]

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Unprecedented parcel discounting, truckload and LTL rates hold steady: Q4 TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index

Unprecedented parcel discounting, truckload and LTL rates hold steady: Q4 TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index

| October 15, 2024

Carriers are continuing the trend of year-round pricing changes, most recently announcing several updates to demand surcharges targeting the 2024 holiday shipping season AFS Logistics, an industry-leading third-party logistics (3PL) provider, and TD Cowen announce the fourth quarter (Q4) 2024 release of the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index, a snapshot with predictive pricing for truckload, less-than-truckload […]

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NOT SURPRISINGLY THE ECONOMY ONCE AGAIN IDENTIFIED AS TRUCKING’S TOP CONCERN

NOT SURPRISINGLY THE ECONOMY ONCE AGAIN IDENTIFIED AS TRUCKING’S TOP CONCERN

| October 14, 2024

This year’s list includes the Economy, Truck Parking, Lawsuit Abuse Reform, Insurance Cost and Availability, and rising four spots from last year, Battery Electric Vehicles The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, released its 20th annual Top Industry Issues report that identifies the trucking industry’s leading concerns. This year’s list includes […]

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