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The push for zero-emission trucks in California has left drayage operators questioning that approach in light of their previous investments in equipment using natural gas fuel, an industry association executive said.

Progressively tougher clean air mandates and the increasing corporate focus on environmental sustainability could signal a larger role for natural gas — especially renewable natural gas — as a trucking fuel, experts said.

Controversial plans to mine the ocean floor face a key test this year when a United Nations body unveils rules that could spur the exploitation of hundreds of billions of dollars of battery metals.

Advanced driver assistance systems have the potential to improve safety, but the road to adoption in trucking likely remains long, according to experts.

Hub Group will operate a Freightliner eCascadia in its electric truck fleet pilot as part of an objective to deploy commercial EVs in real-world applications, the company announced April 23.

Volvo Group reported higher net income and revenue for the first quarter as truck deliveries increased along with demand for other products and services.

Electronic driver vehicle inspection reports help digitize the inspection process to be more efficient and paperless.

Alphabet Inc.’s Wing Aviation is asking U.S. regulators to allow it to expand drone operations as a way to make more efficient deliveries controlled from a central command post.

Dealers and other fleet-­servicing shops are coming to terms with the growing shift toward electric fleet vehicles. If enough truck dealerships are slow to adopt, “it may slow down the rollout or it may lead to another service model, such as through third parties or national service chains,” said Mike Roeth, executive director for the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.