Hydrogen fuel cell technology will likely roll out in heavy-duty trucks over the next five years, but hurdles remain before U.S. motor carriers will adopt them beyond small numbers of test vehicles, according to a new report.
December 16, 2020Transportation Technology News
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NACFE Report Says Challenges Remain for Broad Fuel Cell Adoption
Drones Could Help Bridge the Economic, Social Divides for Vaccine Distribution
The challenge of ensuring equitable distribution of the coronavirus vaccine is one of global scale, and the city of Miami provides a backdrop for the social and economic divides that the medical community must overcome.
December 16, 2020Medium-Duty Sales Notch Year-Over-Year Increase in November
Classes 4-7 U.S. retail sales in November surpassed 18,000 and jumped nearly 10% compared with a year earlier as only Class 7 failed to post a year-over-year gain, WardsAuto.com reported.
December 15, 2020New Toyota Fuel Cell System Close to Being Available to Class 8 Makers
Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled a second-generation fuel cell system that is nearing the point when it could be offered to heavy-duty truck builders looking to build hydrogen-powered tractors.
December 14, 2020DTNA Says Portland Plant Will Be First to Achieve Carbon-Neutral Production
Daimler Trucks North America announced its truck manufacturing plant in Portland, Ore., will be the first to achieve carbon-neutral production in the global Daimler Trucks network — meeting green production this year.
December 14, 2020Amazon’s Zoox Unveils Autonomous Electric Vehicle
Zoox Inc., the self-driving startup owned by Amazon .com Inc., unveiled a fully autonomous electric vehicle with no steering wheel that can drive day and night on a single charge.
December 14, 2020FMCSA Plans Information Collection for CDL Testing Delays Survey
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is planning to submit an Information Collection Request associated with its annual survey on commercial driver license skills testing delays.
December 11, 2020Transportation Management Technologies Reach Inflection Point
A series of trends and technological advancements is driving change with transportation management systems at an unprecedented pace, according to carriers and TMS providers.
December 10, 2020Trucking Takes Initial Steps Toward a Zero-Emission Future
Recent advances in electric-Âvehicle technology and the broader movement to reduce carbon emissions are creating market conditions that are increasingly favorable for electrification.
December 10, 2020US Trucking, Logistics Sectors Ready to Mobilize for Vaccine Distribution
For the trucking and logistics industry, the challenges of COVID-19 vaccine distribution are just beginning. Hundreds of millions of doses will need to be shipped around the world and in the United States, and the process is just now getting underway.
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