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Green Fleetby StaffNovember 16, 2020

Growth in Battery-Electric Trucks & Buses by 2030

Though sales dipped from 168,000 in 2019 to around 156,000 in 2020, the projected global sales figure for 2021 stands at nearly 231,000 units - a 47% growth for the sector.

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Vehicle Researchby StaffNovember 16, 2020

Ford Max Recline Seats Add to Worksite Comfort

For the all-new F-150, Ford has patented a new way for hard-working customers to rest away from home with class-exclusive available Max Recline Seats.

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Utility Fleetby StaffNovember 16, 2020

SCE Starts Testing Battery-Electric Freightliner eCascadia

The primary electricity supply company for much of southern California, added a Freightliner eCascadia from the Freightliner Customer Experience (CX) Fleet to begin a three-month testing trial

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Technologyby StaffNovember 13, 2020

Spireon Actives Live Tracking for Capitol Christmas Tree

Spireon launched real-time tracking of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree as it makes its way from the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National (GMUG) forests in Colorado to Washington, D.C.

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Vehicle Researchby StaffNovember 13, 2020

Order Banks Open for Peterbilt Model 520EV

The Model 520EV can be configured through the SmartSpec sales tool and ordered at one of Peterbilt’s dealer locations with production expected to start by second-quarter 2021.

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Utility Fleetby StaffNovember 13, 2020

Sempra Energy Donates $20K to Operation Homefront

For its third annual Veterans Day grant, Sempra Energy is donating $20,000 to Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit whose mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military families.

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Technologyby StaffNovember 12, 2020

Ford Launches Real-Time Driver Coaching

The new tools from Ford include real-time driver coaching through its SYNC 4 voice assistant that alerts drivers anytime they exceed a speed limit, rapidly accelerate, brake harshly, idle excessively, or fail to fasten a seatbelt

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Green Fleetby StaffNovember 12, 2020

Ford E-Transit Starts Under $45,000, Has Estimated 126-Mile Range

The all-electric 2022 E-Transit will be available with a starting price under $45,000 and features a targeted maximum payload of 3,800 pounds with up to 487.3 cubic feet of cargo space.

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Vehicle Researchby StaffNovember 12, 2020

Designing the Right Trucks for Fleet Applications

This video covers ways to effectively plan a truck engineering meeting, how to ensure assets continue to meet business needs years into the future, best practices for asset standardization (or simplification), and how to develop fleet metrics that satisfy company-wide goals.  

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Green Fleetby StaffNovember 10, 2020

Shell Launches Fleet Manager Sustainability Training

The training program – initially available online – will educate fleet managers on how best to reduce carbon emissions, increase efficiencies and cut costs throughout their entire supply chain.

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