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Class 8 Orders Remain Strong

Class 8 orders remain strong during the last three months of 2022 and trucking industry data cruncher ACT Research sees that trend continuing. The pattern should lead to bigger backlogs, higher production of heavy-duty trucks…

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Zeem Buying 100 Electric Vehicles

Zeem Solutions has executed a purchase order for 100 Nikola Class 8 Tre battery-electric vehicles to ensure immediate availability of electric trucks for freight and logistics companies utilizing Zeem’s all-inclusive electric vehicle (EV) depot fleet…

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Reported Record Class 8 Orders

ACT Research and FTR Transportation Intelligence reported record Class 8 orders for September, a possible sign of recovering new commercial vehicle production that has been restrained the last two years by a clogged supply chain…

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Chips Still Hindering Truck Plants

Lack of chips still hindering truck plants. Semiconductor shortages are still interfering with efforts by truck manufacturers to produce enough trucks to fulfill customer order commitments – and truck makers may not be able to meet…

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Sysco Orders 800 Electric Trucks

Sysco orders 800 electric trucks and plans to deploy up to 800 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors by 2026. Freightliner eCascadias along with refrigerated trailers will play a significant role in achieving its science-based climate goal to electrify 35% of its U.S. fleet by 2030.

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Benore Studying Electric Trucks

For most truckload carriers operating outside of California, the potential of battery-electric, heavy-duty trucks is theoretical. Benore studying electric trucks and gathering data to see how it can turn EV operations into reality in the Southeast.

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Half Of Trucks Could Become Electric

Half of trucks could become electric, report says roughly half of all U.S. and Canadian Class 8 tractors engaged in regional-haul applications could switch to battery-electric technology today with minimal or no impact on operations, productivity, or efficiency.

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