Category: Fuel & Oil

WEX Reaches Agreement with Shell for Portfolio of Commercial Fleet Fuel Cards in North America

WEX Reaches Agreement with Shell for Portfolio of Commercial Fleet Fuel Cards in North America

| May 12, 2024

Contracts between two leaders in the fleet mobility industry continue to leverage Shell’s ubiquitous presence across United States, Canada, and Mexico with WEX’s software and payments expertise to provide value for commercial customers WEX has reached an agreement with Shell to manage Shell’s portfolio of commercial fleet cards across North America, offering customers a full […]

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Ryder Examines Economic Impacts of Converting to Commercial Electric Vehicles (EV) in Current Market

Ryder Examines Economic Impacts of Converting to Commercial Electric Vehicles (EV) in Current Market

| May 12, 2024

Quantitative analysis compares total cost to transport goods by diesel versus electric vehicles and weighs broader inflationary impact Ryder System, Inc. releases a quantitative analysis of the potential economic impacts of converting commercial diesel vehicles to electric vehicles (EV) in today’s market. With evolving state and federal legal requirements aimed at transitioning fleets to zero-emission vehicles, […]

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Range Energy and Thermo King Collaborate to Advance Adoption of Electric Refrigerated Trailers in the Americas

Range Energy and Thermo King Collaborate to Advance Adoption of Electric Refrigerated Trailers in the Americas

| May 12, 2024

The companies will jointly evaluate the integration of Range’s electric powered trailer platform with Thermo King’s trailer refrigeration units Range Energy (Range), the hardware company bringing powered trailers to the commercial trucking market, and Thermo King, a leader in sustainable transport temperature control solutions and strategic brand of Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), announced a strategic collaboration to advance […]

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U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: Truck freight contraction continues

U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: Truck freight contraction continues

| May 1, 2024

Compared to a year earlier, first quarter 2024 spending fell 27.9% while shipment volume dropped 21.6% The latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index revealed that the U.S. truck freight market contracted significantly during the first three months of 2024. Spending by shippers decreased 27.9% in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2023 and was […]

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BAE Systems’ electric drive technology to power GILLIG’s new hydrogen fuel cell transit buses for zero-emission operation

BAE Systems’ electric drive technology to power GILLIG’s new hydrogen fuel cell transit buses for zero-emission operation

| April 30, 2024

Under a long-term supply agreement, BAE Systems will provide its Gen3 propulsion and accessories power management system for the zero-emission fuel cell electric platform BAE Systems, a leader in heavy-duty electric propulsion, will provide its next-generation electric drive system to GILLIG, a manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in the United States, for its new line […]

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Toyota and Argonne National Laboratory Investigate Recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries 

Toyota and Argonne National Laboratory Investigate Recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries 

| April 30, 2024

Process can be used on end-of-life automotive batteries as well as manufacturing scrap Toyota Motor North America has entered a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory to investigate the development of a direct recycling process for lithium-ion batteries, which are prevalent in new electric vehicles. The […]

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