Categories: Bus, Fuel, Fuel Smarts, Maintenance, Small Fleet

Is there a diesel fuel shortage? Low diesel stockpiles don't mean the country will run out, but they do mean higher diesel prices, especially in the...

https://www.government-fleet.com/10186010/no-we-arent-running-out-of-diesel-but-low-stockpiles-mean-higher-prices

Categories: Safety, Safety & Compliance

Currently, few commercial trucks available in the U.S. provide direct vision, the organization said, “despite estimates that one-quarter of the more than...

https://www.government-fleet.com/10174596/initiative-to-develop-direct-vision-ratings-for-large-vehicle-blindspots

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Fuel, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Hydrogen

Cummins says new internal combustion engines running on clean diesel, gasoline, natural gas, propane, and hydrogen will help fleets on the path to zero...

https://www.government-fleet.com/10161470/cummins-developing-engine-platforms-to-run-on-alternative-fuels

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Hydrogen

The first Nikola Tre battery-electric trucks are due to be in customers' hands by the end of the year. What about the fuel-cell versions?

https://www.government-fleet.com/10157927/nikola-touts-battery-electric-fuel-cell-truck-progress

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Vehicle Research

ACT Research predicts that electrification of the Class 4-8 commercial vehicle market in the U.S. and Canada will top 40% by 2040. HDT sits down with ACT's...

https://www.government-fleet.com/10144947/act-third-of-class-4-8-vehicles-to-be-battery-electric-in-10-years

Categories: Bus, Fleet Management, Management, Operations, Paratransit, Rail

President-Elect Joe Biden is planning to nominate former presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg to head the transportation department, according to published...

https://www.government-fleet.com/10132584/pete-buttigieg-to-get-dot-secretary-nomination

Categories: Equipment, Products, Vehicle Research

Navistar has given its International HX Series, first introduced in 2016, a major overhaul, bringing in modern technology and driver-focused features while...

https://www.government-fleet.com/10130569/navistar-takes-aim-at-construction-market-with-new-version-of-international-hx-v

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Suppliers, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

The COVID-19 pandemic has not significantly affected Daimler Trucks North America’s work on medium- and heavy-duty battery-electric trucks, and despite...

https://www.government-fleet.com/10123887/daimler-trucks-north-america-not-standing-still-on-electric-trucks

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Legal/Legislative, Small Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle Research, Zero Emissions

While diesel and gasoline engines will still be the main power source for commercial vehicles for the next decade, fleets are now testing and buying...

https://www.government-fleet.com/10123532/sustainability-key-motivator-for-early-fleet-adopters-of-clean-vehicle-technolog

Categories: Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Maintenance, Operations, Products

Valvoline’s latest premium engine oil not only works in diesel, natural gas, and gasoline engines; it also provides extended oil drain intervals for diesel...

https://www.government-fleet.com/10123453/valvoline-extends-oil-drain-intervals-for-diesel-and-natural-gas-with-new-oil