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DeJoy Embraces Electric Trucks Despite USPS Contract Award

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, defending the selection of a gasoline-powered vehicle maker to build the next generation of U.S. mail trucks, said he envisions the service moving quickly to electric power.

March 11, 2021

Trucking Industry Making Strides Toward Electrification

Original equipment manufacturers, shippers and environmental activist groups are aligning behind the promised benefits of zero-emission trucks, and are encouraging the trucking industry to accelerate adoption of vehicles powered by alternatives to diesel.

March 11, 2021

Oshkosh Acknowledged Weakness on EVs Before Win in Postal Deal

Oshkosh Corp. executives cautioned investors that they lacked expertise in building electric vehicles several months before the company won a lucrative U.S. Postal Service contract to build next-generation mail-delivery vans with batteries or internal-combustion engines.

March 10, 2021

Biden Executive Order Calls on Agencies to Prioritize 'Environmental Justice'

A sweeping executive order from President Joe Biden calls for a review of all Trump-era environmental regulations with a focus on the issue of “environmental justice,” an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions in low-income and minority communities across the United States that, in many cases, are located near where heavy trucks operate.

March 9, 2021

GM Looks for Location for Second US Battery Factory

General Motors is looking for a site to build a second U.S. battery factory with joint venture partner LG Chem of Korea.

March 4, 2021

FedEx Sets Plan for Carbon-Neutral Operations by 2040

FedEx Corp. announced plans to achieve carbon–neutral operations globally by 2040, with vehicle electrification a key tenet of the strategy.

March 3, 2021

CMA CGM Dedicates Six LNG-Powered Vessels to Service U.S. Customers

French ocean carrier CMA CGM Group will dedicate six liquefied natural gas-powered containerships to the United States..

March 1, 2021

Dana Taps Byron Foster as Chief Commercial Officer

Dana Inc. announced Byron Foster joined the company as chief commercial, marketing and communications officer.

February 26, 2021

Nikola Falls After Paring Output Goals for Debut Electric Trucks

Nikola Corp. shares slipped after the company cut projected output of its first commercial zero-emission vehicles and said it may seek to raise more capital to invest in facilities such as a planned hydrogen-fueling network.

February 26, 2021