Category: Vehicles

DHL Supply Chain and Diageo North America Power Up Sustainability Partnership with Deployment of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks

DHL Supply Chain and Diageo North America Power Up Sustainability Partnership with Deployment of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks

| October 24, 2024

The trucks utilize fuel cell technology to convert hydrogen into electricity, powering the vehicle’s electric motors providing up to 500 miles in range on a single fill DHL Supply Chain, the Americas leader in contract logistics, and Diageo North America, a premium drinks company, have announced plans to incorporate two fuel cell electric trucks, powered […]

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Blue Bird Delivers First Fleet of Propane-Powered Buses to School District of Philadelphia

Blue Bird Delivers First Fleet of Propane-Powered Buses to School District of Philadelphia

| October 24, 2024

Today’s propane engine is 90% cleaner than the most stringent federal emission standard set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Blue Bird Corporation electric and low-emission school buses, has delivered its first fleet of propane-powered buses to the School District of Philadelphia (SDP), the largest school district in Pennsylvania. Blue Bird supplied a total of […]

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DB Schenker Pilots Stoneridge’s MirrorEye® Camera Monitor System on North American Fleet

DB Schenker Pilots Stoneridge’s MirrorEye® Camera Monitor System on North American Fleet

| October 22, 2024

MirrorEye replaces traditional mirrors with integrated cameras and monitors, enabling greater safety by reducing blind spots Stoneridge, Inc. announced that DB Schenker, a global leader in supply chain management and logistics, is piloting its MirrorEye® Camera Monitor System (CMS) on its North American fleet. The initial pilot program is underway and includes 75 trucks. Assuming a successful pilot […]

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Workhorse Group standardizes on Siemens Xcelerator as a Service for sustainable last mile delivery electric trucks

Workhorse Group standardizes on Siemens Xcelerator as a Service for sustainable last mile delivery electric trucks

| October 22, 2024

Electric vehicle (EV) startup standardizes on Teamcenter X and NX to reduce IT overhead, enhance accessibility across development teams and supply chain Siemens Digital Industries Software announced today that Workhorse Group Inc. (Workhorse), an American technology company focused on pioneering the transition to zero-emission commercial vehicles, has adopted the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industrial software, […]

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DOE Grant Supports Bridgestone Innovation for Non-fossil-based Synthetic Rubber

DOE Grant Supports Bridgestone Innovation for Non-fossil-based Synthetic Rubber

| October 22, 2024

The company plans to utilize the butadiene produced to further study and confirm the potential use as a feedstock for raw materials in Bridgestone tires Bridgestone Americas announced it received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office. Bridgestone will design, build and operate a pilot plant that will […]

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Decreased 2.1% in September

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Decreased 2.1% in September

| October 22, 2024

Index Fell 0.9% from September 2023 American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.1% in September after rising 1.7% in August. In September, the index equaled 113.2 (2015=100) compared with 115.6 in August. “After increasing a total of 2.1% in July and August, tonnage fell by that amount in September,” said ATA Chief […]

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