Category: Cab, Trailer & Body

<strong>Aurora Expands Commercial Operations Through Partnership with Hirschbach, Refrigerated Trucking Leader</strong>

Aurora Expands Commercial Operations Through Partnership with Hirschbach, Refrigerated Trucking Leader

| May 8, 2023

Aurora adds new trailer type to its operations, now autonomously hauling perishable goods between Dallas and Houston Aurora Innovation, Inc. and Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc., a leader in refrigerated trucking, announced they began a commercial pilot this week to test and safely deploy autonomous trucking for refrigerated cargo between Dallas and Houston. Aurora’s ability to support […]

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Daimler Truck North America Unveils Freightliner eM2, the Versatile Battery Electric Truck for Medium-Duty Applications

Daimler Truck North America Unveils Freightliner eM2, the Versatile Battery Electric Truck for Medium-Duty Applications

| May 8, 2023

New eM2 battery electric truck accelerates zero emissions, extending the Freightliner portfolio of electric vehicles Freightliner, a division of Daimler Truck North America LLC (DTNA), unveiled the series production eM2 for pick-up and delivery applications, which is ready to order and will start production in fall this year. At the same time, Freightliner has introduced an innovation eM2 medium-duty […]

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LION ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF THE LION5 MEDIUM-DUTY ALL-ELECTRIC TRUCK

LION ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF THE LION5 MEDIUM-DUTY ALL-ELECTRIC TRUCK

| May 5, 2023

Cutaway configuration option enables seamless passthrough between the cab and any suitable body upfit The Lion Electric Company manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles, announced today the launch of the Lion5, an all-electric Class 5 truck powered by LionBattery packs, Lion’s new in-house engineered and manufactured 800V battery packs. This unveiling took place during […]

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Shell Starship 3.0 to accelerate decarbonization within heavy transport sector; Testing with renewable natural gas will happen this summer

Shell Starship 3.0 to accelerate decarbonization within heavy transport sector; Testing with renewable natural gas will happen this summer

| May 4, 2023

Shell Starship 3.0 will be updated with a Cummins X15N™ natural gas engine that will run on Shell Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) As Shell continues to demonstrate a commitment to the decarbonization of the transport industry, the Shell Starship initiative has led the way forward since 2018. Like the first two versions, the new Starship […]

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WATTEV TO TAKE DELIVERY OF FIRST BATCH OF 14 NIKOLA TRE BEV TRUCKS

WATTEV TO TAKE DELIVERY OF FIRST BATCH OF 14 NIKOLA TRE BEV TRUCKS

| May 4, 2023

WattEV develops charging infrastructure and data-driven workflow that provide truckers and fleet operators the lowest total cost of ownership Nikola Corporation zero-emissions transportation, energy supply and infrastructure solutions, via the HYLA brand, and WattEV, a Long Beach-based developer of charging infrastructure for heavy-duty trucks and provider of electric trucks as a service (TaaS), today announced the upcoming sale […]

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Kodiak Robotics Introduces First-Ever Autonomous Electric Class 8 Truck

Kodiak Robotics Introduces First-Ever Autonomous Electric Class 8 Truck

| May 3, 2023

The Peterbilt Model 579EV can be recharged in as little as three hours, and provides a peak power rating of 670 horsepower  Kodiak Robotics, Inc., a leading self-driving trucking company, today introduced the first-ever autonomous electric class 8 truck. Kodiak is upfitting a Peterbilt Model 579EV electric truck with the Kodiak Driver, the company’s self-driving technology. The […]

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