Category: Tech Talk

Merchants Fleet Accelerates Electrification Leadership With Intent to Buy 5,400 New BrightDrop EV410s

Merchants Fleet Accelerates Electrification Leadership With Intent to Buy 5,400 New BrightDrop EV410s

| November 19, 2021

Merchants leads fleet electrification as BrightDrop’s first and largest FMC customer Merchants Fleet, the nation’s fastest growing fleet management company (FMC), today announced that it has reserved 5,400 BrightDrop EV410s, the all-new, mid-size electric light commercial vehicle purpose-built for the delivery of goods and services over long ranges, as well as other service applications. The […]

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Brigade Electronics launches new predictive collision detection system

Brigade Electronics launches new predictive collision detection system

| November 19, 2021

Market-leading provider of vehicle safety systems Brigade Electronics has launched a new predictive collision detection system. Sidescan®Predict is the next generation of collision avoidance systems. Supported by the Knowledge Transfer Partnership initiative with Cambridge University, the aim was to develop a cost-effective and reliable collision detection system that can intelligently discriminate potential collisions and warn the driver with sufficient […]

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PUREFORGE Brakes for Life™ TECHNOLOGY

PUREFORGE Brakes for Life™ TECHNOLOGY

| November 19, 2021

Keeps a fleet vehicle on the road longer between service intervals, driving higher utilization models for businesses From PureForge® technology arrives a new product designed to address the high costs of brake repair and maintenance. The cost savings product Brakes for Life™ incorporates Atomic-Forged® and Physical Vapor Deposition (“PVD”) technology that addresses many of the standard automotive industry issues related […]

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Canada’s Hydra Energy First Company to Deliver a Hydrogen-Converted, Heavy-Duty Vehicle

Canada’s Hydra Energy First Company to Deliver a Hydrogen-Converted, Heavy-Duty Vehicle

| November 18, 2021

Validates Hydra’s Innovative Hydrogen-as-a-Service Business Model and Practical Dual-combustion, Retrofit Approach Putting Hydrogen-powered Trucks on the Road Today Hydra Energy, the world’s first Hydrogen-as-a-Service (HaaS™) provider for commercial fleets looking to reduce emissions and costs with limited risk and no up-front investment, announced an industry milestone – delivery of the first hydrogen-converted, heavy-duty truck to […]

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Meritor Announces Collaboration with PACCAR on U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SuperTruck 3 Program

Meritor Announces Collaboration with PACCAR on U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SuperTruck 3 Program

| November 18, 2021

Meritor to provide zero emission battery electric drivetrain technology to PACCAR for the SuperTruck 3 program Meritor, Inc. plans to provide zero emission battery electric drivetrain technology to PACCAR for the SuperTruck 3 program.   SuperTruck 3 will fund projects to electrify medium- and heavy-duty freight trucks. Additional investment will boost vehicle efficiency and expand EV […]

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RoadSync Partners with PTP to Deliver Seamless and Cost-Effective Payment Solutions

RoadSync Partners with PTP to Deliver Seamless and Cost-Effective Payment Solutions

| November 18, 2021

Innovative digital financial platform becomes payment of choice for the largest independent truck stop and shop network RoadSync, the leading digital financial platform for the supply chain, has partnered with Professional Transportation Partners, LLC (PTP) to offer its Checkout product at a discount to all vendors in the PTP Shop Repair Centers network. Through this […]

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