Categories: Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Natural Gas, Sustainability

Some fleets opt to run on natural gas instead of diesel, a decision fueled by one or more key influences.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/157688/why-some-fleets-still-like-natural-gas

Categories: Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Maintenance, Vehicle Research

A state appellate court has reversed a judgment against Navistar Inc. that resulted from a lawsuit in which a motor carrier alleged that trucks it purchased...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/338571/navistar-gains-reversal-of-massive-maxx-force-judgment

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

The battery-electric version of Volvo Trucks North America’s VNR Class 8 regional hauler— dubbed the EVNR-- is now slated “to go on sale at the end of...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/341895/volvo-to-start-selling-electric-class-8-truck-here-at-end-of-2020

Categories: Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet

A bill that would earmark funds for research and development of alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies as well as create truck-specific...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/132545/house-bill-would-advance-clean-vehicle-technologies

Categories: Fleet Management, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Operations

The California Air Resources Board has opted to “readopt” a Low Carbon Fuel Standard that requires a 10 percent reduction in the “carbon intensity of...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/131638/carb-issues-tighter-fuel-rules

Categories: Fleet Management, Green Fleet

Two weeks have been added to the period in which comments on the proposed Phase 2 round of federal GHG rules for commercial vehicles will be accepted.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/131250/ghg-phase-2-rule-comment-period-extended

Categories: Fleet Management, Green Fleet, Operations, Safety & Compliance

A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Phase 2 of the federal GHG/MPG rules has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget for formal review. The

https://www.truckinginfo.com/128802/truck-makers-seek-complete-vehicle-ghg-rule

Categories: Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Operations

A bipartisan push is under way in Congress to extend through this year certain tax credits that promote the adoption of alternatively powered vehicles.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/326217/capitol-hill-bipartisan-effort-aims-to-extend-alt-fuel-tax-credits

Categories: Equipment, Fuel, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Legal/Legislative, Vehicle Research

The EPA is looking to establish more stringent heavy-duty diesel truck emission standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and other pollutants. The exact rule...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/348010/epa-truck-nox-pre-rule-faces-bumpy-ride

Categories: Charging, Electric Vehicles, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Legal/Legislative, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

“Diesel will be here for a long while, and [knowing] total cost of ownership remains the main motivator of acceptance for battery-electric and fuel-cell...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/352516/electric-dreams-vs-current-realities