How Shell walks the decarbonization walk
When FE spoke to Shell about the trucking industry’s decarbonization journey in 2021, Tim Murray, Shell’s general manager of commercial road transport – Americas ended our interview by saying fleets will soon face a sustainability tipping point due to increasing regulatory and market pressures, and the need to decarbonize will likely evolve faster than many
Thermo King aims to reduce global warming potential of transport refrigeration
Thermo King, the transport refrigeration brand of global climate innovator Trane Technologies, announced it will transition to a lower global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant as standard in its truck and trailer units. This will reduce the carbon footprint of refrigerants used by its customers’ long-haul, middle-mile and last-mile delivery fleets by nearly 50% or approximately
Fleet Advantage focuses on helping transportation fleets achieve ESG Goals
Fleet Advantage announced a new focus to help its clients transition to a low-carbon economy and achieve corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals. “At the heart of our ESG-centric strategy is a data analytics focus that relies on real-time business intelligence to help steer clients toward more environmentally-sound business decisions,” said Katerina Jones, vice
Where is the trucking sustainability boom coming from?
Fleets in the U.S. interested in reducing carbon emissions now have a ton of fuel options on the table, all in the name of sustainability. But why is this? Why now? Well, it’s a variety of factors, including increased regulation and government incentives are pushing toward an increase in renewable fuel and emissions reduction. Click
How’s the trucking decarbonization journey coming?
In the opening days of 2021, Shell and Deloitte published a joint 104-page study on how to decarbonize the road freight sector called Decarbonizing Road Freight: Getting in Gear. In the study, more than 70% of the 158 freight-leading interviewees – from logistics companies to vehicles manufacturers to regulators–said they consider decarbonization as either the
How Navistar helps trucking fleets tackle decarbonization
You can likely steer your fleet’s decarbonization train on your own, but a good partner can help you gain real momentum. Take a company like Navistar, which manufactures International brand trucks and IC Bus school buses, for example, which has done a ton of the legwork upfront to help you get the most mileage out
How renewable energy credits could impact your bottom line, sustainability goals
We’re at the point now where decarbonization efforts might not come at a premium. As more fleets focus on greater degrees of sustainability, there’s still a strong focus on profitability. Those that are looking at investing in electric charging infrastructure are taking a wholistic look at their energy spending–in both electrons and diesel. The challenge
No doubt about it: Decarbonization is FE’s 2021 Truck Equipment Trend of the Year
The most wonderful time of the year is finally here, because it’s that time again to announce Fleet Equipment’s Trend of the Year. Typically, when this annual story rolls around the editorial staff takes a week or so to pore over our content from our most recent cycle around the sun, articulating in detail our
Booster converts nearly 1,200 diesel vehicles to renewable fuel in first month
Booster has converted more than 90 of its diesel customers with close to 1,200 vehicles to renewable fuels within the first month of its decarbonization initiative. This move will help Booster’s customers cut emissions by more than 70%, saving more than 34 million pounds of carbon emissions next year, Booster says. Booster notified its fleet
Hyzon’s CEO talks us through its hydrogen fuel cell truck business model, technology
Hyzon Motors trucks never stopped moving. The hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer had several Freightliner Cascadia trucks rolling around the Long Beach Convention center during ACT Expo held in late August, and the line for rides was long as attendees kicked the tires on the new powertrain technology. While a hydrogen truck moving under its own
Lightning eMotors to supply zero-emission passenger vans to RideCo
Lightning eMotors, provider of all-electric powertrains and medium-duty and specialty commercial electric fleet vehicles, announced an agreement with on-demand transit company RideCo to provide zero-emission passenger vans for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). Under the agreement, Lightning eMotors will serve as the preferred zero-emission vehicle vendor for RideCo as it manages a
Eaton highlights diesel engine technology to curb emissions
Eaton’s vehicle group has demonstrated cylinder deactivation (CDA) as an effective technology for meeting future global emissions requirements for diesel-engine powered commercial vehicles, the company says. In a press release, Eaton explained that, to date, the technology has been evaluated with a close-coupled selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment system with and without a 48-volt electric
