Category: Fuel & Oil

FTR’s TCI for October Reflects Some Improvement for Carriers Within a Difficult Trucking Market

FTR’s TCI for October Reflects Some Improvement for Carriers Within a Difficult Trucking Market

| December 21, 2023

Trucking Conditions Index in October improved to a reading of -6.07 from -8.97 in September FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index in October improved to a reading of -6.07 from -8.97 in September. Falling diesel prices were primarily responsible for less harsh financial conditions in October, but the market remains difficult for trucking companies. The outlook is […]

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Leading Fleets Adopt Platform Science’s Virtual Vehicle to Usher in a New Generation of OEM-Native Connected Vehicles

Leading Fleets Adopt Platform Science’s Virtual Vehicle to Usher in a New Generation of OEM-Native Connected Vehicles

| December 20, 2023

Schneider, Werner Enterprises, C.R. England, and Covenant Logistics adopt Platform Science’s Virtual Vehicle platform for OEM-native connected vehicles Platform Science announced that its Virtual VehicleTM platform is being deployed by many of the world’s largest commercial trucking fleets, including Schneider, Werner Enterprises, C.R. England, and Covenant Logistics, as the need for aftermarket in-vehicle tech hardware ends in […]

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Uber Freight and Greenlane Team Up to Accelerate the Development and Installation of Commercial Electric Truck Charging Stations

Uber Freight and Greenlane Team Up to Accelerate the Development and Installation of Commercial Electric Truck Charging Stations

| December 19, 2023

Greenlane has announced it will build its first charging corridors in Southern California, followed by the Texas Triangle and northeastern United State  Uber Freight, a leading enterprise technology company powering intelligent logistics, and public electric commercial truck charging network service provider Greenlane, a $650 million joint venture between Daimler Truck North America, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC and BlackRock (through a […]

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WIN Waste Innovations Launches Boston’s First Electric Trash Trucks

WIN Waste Innovations Launches Boston’s First Electric Trash Trucks

| December 19, 2023

WIN Waste received funding to purchase the trucks through a competitive grant program operated by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. EPA WIN Waste Innovations, a leader in the recycling and waste industry, has become the first company to operate fully electric trash trucks in the City of Boston. In another first, the […]

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GreenPower Announces Production of its First All-Electric School Buses at West Virginia Manufacturing Facility

GreenPower Announces Production of its First All-Electric School Buses at West Virginia Manufacturing Facility

| December 14, 2023

GreenPower’s Type A Nano BEAST and Type D BEAST all-electric, purpose-built, zero-emission school buses at the company’s South Charleston, West Virginia GreenPower Motor Company Inc. manufacturer and distributor of purpose-built, all-electric, zero-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles serving the cargo and delivery market, shuttle and transit space and school bus sector, announced that the company has completed […]

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NATSO, SIGMA APPLAUD NATIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE GRANT RECIPIENTS

NATSO, SIGMA APPLAUD NATIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE GRANT RECIPIENTS

| December 14, 2023

Pilot Travel Centers Marks First in U.S. to Activate EV Charging Stations Through NEVI Program  NATSO, representing travel centers and truck stops, and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, applauded Pilot Travel Centers for being the first refueling location in the United States to activate electric vehicle charging stations through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program. Underscoring […]

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