Category: Vehicles

Nikola Corporation Releases Inaugural Sustainability Impact Report

Nikola Corporation Releases Inaugural Sustainability Impact Report

| October 21, 2024

 Nikola’s 2023 Sustainability Impact Report covers environmental and social impacts, reporting, and progress towards Nikola’s sustainability priorities Nikola Corporation zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, via the HYLA brand, released their first-ever sustainability impact report. Nikola’s 2023 Sustainability Impact Report covers environmental and social impacts, reporting, and progress towards Nikola’s sustainability priorities. According to the Environmental Protection Agency […]

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FTR Reports September U.S. Trailer Net Orders at 11,532, the Lowest Level for the Month Since 2016

FTR Reports September U.S. Trailer Net Orders at 11,532, the Lowest Level for the Month Since 2016

| October 20, 2024

The challenging truck freight environment in 2024 is continuing to suppress U.S. trailer demand. Year-to-date (YTD) for 2024 FTR reported September U.S. trailer net orders rose by 75% month-over-month (m/m) from a low base to 11,532 units but were down 63% year-over-year (y/y). Net orders were the lowest for a September since 2016. Despite the […]

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Werner® Honored With National Award for Outstanding Large Employer of Veterans

Werner® Honored With National Award for Outstanding Large Employer of Veterans

| October 20, 2024

With approximately 20% of its workforce as veterans, Werner offers uniquely designed programs and benefits tailored toward the military community Werner Enterprises, Inc. transportation and logistics provider, has been recognized with the National Award for Outstanding Large Employer of Veterans by the American Legion. Established in 1969, the Veterans Employment and Education Commission’s Employer Awards Program […]

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U.S. DOE Awards Highland Electric Fleets’ Project Approximately $10.9M in Cost-share Funding to Accelerate Vehicle-to-Grid Services

U.S. DOE Awards Highland Electric Fleets’ Project Approximately $10.9M in Cost-share Funding to Accelerate Vehicle-to-Grid Services

| October 20, 2024

Partnership between Highland Electric Fleets, provider of school bus fleet electrification, 12 utility providers, and educational institutions will deploy 14 V2G pilot projects nationwide utilizing electric school buses The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Grid Deployment Office has selected the Scaling Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Integration Nationally (SVIN) project to receive approximately $10.9 million in cost-share funding to accelerate V2G […]

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Truckload freight volumes and rates in Sept signal that the usual cyclical demand for truckload capacity is on upswing

Truckload freight volumes and rates in Sept signal that the usual cyclical demand for truckload capacity is on upswing

| October 17, 2024

“September showed we’re firmly into a new freight cycle after nearly 22 months of rather extreme expansion and 27 months of contraction,” said Ken Adamo, DAT Chief of Analytics” Truckload freight volumes and rates in September signaled that the usual cyclical demand for truckload capacity is on the upswing, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which […]

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Fuel Retailers Applaud Dear Colleague Letter Urging Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension

Fuel Retailers Applaud Dear Colleague Letter Urging Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension

| October 17, 2024

The biodiesel tax credit helps to create jobs, enhance our energy security, lower the transportation sector’s greenhouse gas emissions, and enables fuel retailers to offer more competitively priced diesel fuel NATSO, representing America’s travel centers and truck stops, SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), applauded Representative Mike Carey (R-Ohio) […]

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