Category: Shop Stuff

Trinity Structures Deploys the First U.S. Off-Grid Electrified Structures for Costco’s Fleet in its Largest Distribution Center

Trinity Structures Deploys the First U.S. Off-Grid Electrified Structures for Costco’s Fleet in its Largest Distribution Center

| January 4, 2024

As part of its Climate Action Plan, Costco is committed to converting depot yard trucks from diesel models to alternative fuel models  Trinity Structures, trusted provider of turn-key electrification solutions and Costco’s electrification partner, announces successful deployment of the first off-grid electrified structures for Costco’s fleet in its largest distribution center in Mira Loma, CA. This […]

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Canada’s First Bidirectional EV Charging Hub Launches in British Columbia

Canada’s First Bidirectional EV Charging Hub Launches in British Columbia

| January 3, 2024

Pilot Project with BC Hydro, Lion Electric, BorgWarner, Powertech Labs and Fermata Energy demonstrates Technical Feasibility to Make Vehicle-to-Grid a Reality in British Columbia and Globally Coast to Coast Experiences (CTCE), determined to electrify its fleet in North America, introduced Canada’s first Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) pilot project for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, demonstrating the very first […]

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Power Heavy Duty Network Significantly Expands Footprint in 2023, Reaches Record Number of Locations

Power Heavy Duty Network Significantly Expands Footprint in 2023, Reaches Record Number of Locations

| January 2, 2024

The 18 new Power Heavy Duty members – geographically spanning coast to coast – represent more than a 25 percent expansion in network locations since 2020 Power Heavy Duty added 18 distributors this year, bringing its network to a record 224 locations throughout the U.S. Its accelerated growth helped expand the footprint of the VIPAR […]

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Bridgestone Achieves Milestone Annual Total of Tire Pressure Readings with Tire Monitoring Solution in 2023

Bridgestone Achieves Milestone Annual Total of Tire Pressure Readings with Tire Monitoring Solution in 2023

| December 20, 2023

This breakthrough reflects the commercial industry’s rapid adoption of new technology that advances safety, productivity, and efficiency on any road or construction site Bridgestone Americas has marked its most successful year of integration of Bridgestone Fleet Care tire monitoring services in the U.S., surpassing 200 million annual tire pressure readings in 2023. This marks the […]

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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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Cheema Freightlines Partners with Platform Science to Deploy Virtual Vehicle  

Cheema Freightlines Partners with Platform Science to Deploy Virtual Vehicle  

| December 13, 2023

Virtual Vehicle is First Open OEM Platform That Replaces the Need for Aftermarket Hardware Cheema Freightlines, a 17-year-old family owned-and-operated dry truckload transportation company, and Platform Science, a leading connected vehicle platform, today announced a partnership to roll out Platform Science’s Virtual VehicleTMplatform to Cheema’s fleet of more than 500 trucks servicing the Western United States.   Virtual Vehicle […]

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