Heavy duty vehicle lift leader Stertil-Koni has announced that six distributors in its North American network have earned the company’s first-ever Aspire Program awards. The Aspire Program salutes Stertil-Koni distributors who have achieved marked incremental sales gains on a year-over-year basis, thereby placing them in a new, heightened level of performance. Recipients of the Stertil-Koni […]
Rand McNally has announced an all-in-one dashboard device that combines truck navigation, an on-board SiriusXM® radio, voice assistance, a built-in dash cam, and hands-free calling and texting. Called the OverDryve™ 8 Pro, the new systems is part of Rand McNally’s OverDryve™ OS Connected Vehicle platform and is also E-Log ready. The product is shipping to […]
UPS (NYSE: UPS) has announced it will deploy a prototype extended range Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) in its Rolling Laboratory fleet of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles. UPS is working with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and other partners to design a first-of-its-kind, zero tailpipe emissions, Class 6 medium-duty delivery truck that […]
BYD, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles, has announced the delivery of three additional buses to Columbia, Missouri, bringing the total to nine and representing the first and only battery-electric fleet in revenue service in Missouri, and one of the largest in the Midwest. “Columbia is home to over two million annual transit rides […]
BYD, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles, has announced that Howard County Transit, a division of the Regional Transit Authority of Central Maryland (RTA), has received delivery of three 35-foot BYD K9S Battery-Electric, Zero-Emission Buses. The company reports that these are the first zero-emission electric transit buses in Maryland. To support the effort, an […]
Toyota Motor North America has unveiled a new initiative that its calls “Project Portal” – consisting of a hydrogen fuel cell system designed for heavy duty truck use at the Port of Los Angeles. The approached was announced at a press conference with Port officials and representatives from California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the […]
Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based wholesale energy provider to the Mid-Atlantic and New England, AMERIgreen Energy, and its 100% American Fuel dealers throughout PA, MD and DE are hosting a Video Essay Challenge. Students are invited to express their views on energy solutions for the future in a 30 second video. Prompt questions are supplied focusing on energy […]
Penske Truck Leasing has announced the launch of its new connected fleet solutions. The system, using a proprietary, device-neutral data platform, can connect its systems with virtually any truck and engine configuration or telematics service provider. Noted Brian Hard, president and CEO of Penske Truck Leasing, “Our unique approach makes it easy for customers to […]
Fleet management leader Omnitracs, LLC, has announced that it leads the $60 million Series B funding round for Peloton Technology, a connected and automated vehicle technology company. The investment furthers Omnitracs’ partnership with Peloton Technology and builds on previously announced plans to bring Peloton’s industry-leading truck platooning technology to Omnitracs’ customers. As a leader in […]
Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a subsidiary of New Flyer Industries, the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, announced today that NJ TRANSIT issued a notice-to-proceed for the second year of its six year contract to manufacture and deliver 185 commuter coaches for an approximate total value of $92 […]
