Podcast: New electric and diesel trucks, plus the effects of the microchip shortage

Podcast: New electric and diesel trucks, plus the effects of the microchip shortage

In this episode of the Fleet Future podcast, Fleet Equipment Editor Jason Morgan and Managing Editor Alex Crissey go over the biggest trucking news of the past month, including:

  • The ongoing microchip shortage and its potential impacts on trucking
  • The newly available electric trucks from Freightliner
  • Driving new heavy-duty trucks from Peterbilt and Kenworth, as well as new medium-duty models from both OEMs
  • How fleets can prepare their shops for the arrival of an electric truck

Listen below, and catch up with more episodes of the podcast here.

News discussed in this episode

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