The site features 13 dual-cord CCS 360KW chargers with the ability to charge 26 trucks concurrently with 5MW of power provided by Southern California Edison (SCE) WattEV, one of the nation’s leading commercial-truck charging infrastructure developers, has opened the USA’s largest charging station of its kind for electric heavy-duty trucks at the Port of Long Beach. At a […]
Enhanced Inspection Program provides a potential solution to a critical regulatory hurdle for deploying driverless trucks Kodiak Robotics, Inc., self-driving trucking company is the first company to pilot the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Enhanced Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Inspection Standard (Enhanced Inspections) program, which allows autonomous trucks to pre-clear roadside inspections. Elements of this new program, […]
Read excerpts of their commentary as well as a comment submission from a trucker voicing concerns about potential unintended consequences should this mandate come to fruition “Nobody cares about road safety more than truck drivers and every single truck driver wants to operate in a safe environment to return home just like drivers in passenger […]
First North American Holcim Group company to put all-electric trucks to use in operations Lafarge Canada made a significant milestone in its commitment to sustainability and the journey towards achieving net-zero emissions. The company is taking a pivotal step by electrifying its work truck fleet in conjunction with North American electric vehicle supplier Vicinity Motor […]
Diesel technician development program to expand with two new training facilities Love’s Truck Care and Speedco recently celebrated the milestone of 300 diesel technicians to graduate from Love’s Truck Care Academy since the innovative training program launched in April 2022. The curriculum combines classroom instruction with hands-on experience in seven heavy-duty truck systems. “I have […]
Mizzou Asphalt Pavement and Innovation Lab (MAPIL) recently created a real-world test road using recycled materials like scrap tires and plastic waste along a portion of Interstate 155 in the Missouri Bootheel Across the United States, millions of roads are constructed with asphalt pavement that’s deteriorating over time. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri are using […]
