CHINO, Calif. — For-hire carrier NFI is planning broader adoption of electric Class 8 trucks after six months of testing the Freightliner eCascadia in Southern California, the company said.
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Electric Trucks Must Reap Financial and Environmental Benefits, Execs Say
FONTANA, Calif. — The financial case must be just as sound as the environmental argument if electric trucks are to succeed in the marketplace, stakeholders said.
February 19, 2020Diesel Declines 2¢ a Gallon to $2.89
The price of diesel fuel declined by 2 cents a gallon nationally Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
February 18, 2020Oil Stalls After Rosneft Sanctions Offset Virus-Led Demand Fears
Oil ended the session Feb. 18 flat after U.S. sanctions on Russia’s largest oil producer helped to erase losses driven by lingering concerns that coronavirus will cut demand.
February 18, 2020Nikola’s Badger Pickup Truck Touts 600-Mile Range
Nikola Corp. announced a plan to build an electric pickup truck called the Nikola Badger with a maximum range of 600 miles at a yet-unnamed truck maker’s manufacturing facilities and with the other truck maker’s certified parts.
February 18, 2020January Tonnage Up 0.8% Compared to 2019
Truck tonnage on a seasonally adjusted basis rose 0.8% in January compared with year-ago levels, according to American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, which was released Feb. 18.
February 18, 2020Oil Rallies for Fourth Day as Virus Fears Show Signs of Easing
Oil gained for a fourth session, the longest rising streak this year, amid signs that the worst impacts of the coronavirus outbreak may be easing.
February 14, 2020Trucking Stakeholders Question CARB’s Zero-Emissions Plan
A plan by California environmental regulators to get zero-emissions vehicles on the road as soon as possible is getting pushback from truckers and other concerned industry stakeholders.
February 13, 2020Energy Agency: Virus to Cause First Oil Demand Decline in Decade
The International Energy Agency expects demand for oil to fall in the first quarter as a result of the virus outbreak that emanated in China. Any fall would represent the first quarterly decline in a decade.
February 13, 2020Electric VNR Models to Hit Streets as VTNA, Partners Accelerate EV Program
FONTANA, Calif. — Volvo Trucks North America provided the first rides in its forthcoming electric VNR model, and its partners in the Volvo LIGHTS project provided an update on efforts underway to accelerate adoption of electric trucks during a Feb. 11 media event.
February 12, 2020