Tire designs for electric trucks will need to account for greater stresses from weight and torque — but they will need to remain interchangeable with existing tires and be retreadable.
September 9, 2021
Work Truck Week 2021: While the path to EVs looks promising, fleet operations must carefully evaluate many factors and navigate challenges before reaching a 100% conversion.
March 10, 2021
HDT Talks Trucking delves into Penske Truck Leasing's experience installing charging infrastructure for commercial vehicles in Southern California.
February 12, 2021
Leasing an electric truck or van is an entirely different experience from a traditional vehicle lease can have some major benefits.
January 5, 2021
Today, companies of all sizes are deploying electric vehicles throughout their fleets. As these programs mature, key milestones need to occur as society decarbonizes commercial road transportation.
April 29, 2020
For fleet operators who are in search for cost savings, analyzing an electric vehicle's total cost of ownership provides a compelling reason to invest.
April 22, 2020
Four fleet executives shared their thoughts on managing the parts and service their trucks need, from vehicle lifecycle to PM strategies, during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue.
January 31, 2020
Meritor's T.J. Reed, global vice president of electrification, talks to HDT about the company's recent acquisition of TransPower and the state of electric commercial vehicles.
January 23, 2020
Cummins is stepping up the fight against climate change and pollution with a series of short- and long-term goals that will produce reductions waste from its manufacturing facilities worldwide as well as strategies to reduce the carbon footprint from its internal combustion engine products.
November 17, 2019
Fleets of the future are likely to be powered by a variety of drivetrains and fuels. Can an industry dealing with a technician shortage find the skilled workers it needs to keep them running?
September 9, 2019
There’s water, water everywhere, and little of it being transformed into fuel. Nikola Motor wants to change that – as well as the way fleets pay for trucks and their fuel – as it rolls out the new hydrogen-powered Nikola Two.
April 18, 2019
Reporting on the trucking industry was eventful in 2018, and it looks to get even more exciting in 2019. HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge shares her predictions for where we're going with drivers, regulations, technology and more.
December 21, 2018
As urban centers increasingly battle problems with pollution and congestion while e-commerce grows by leaps and bounds, we’ll see changing technologies in last-mile logistics – and changing maintenance challenges.
March 8, 2018