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Trucking

Keeping Trucking Cool

To reduce fuel consumption—which by extension decreases emissions—trucking fleets are using auxiliary electric battery HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) units in combination with solar panels installed on truck roofs.

Zero-Emissions Trucks Are the Future: Let’s Do This

Last Thursday, California made history by becoming the first state to mandate that truck makers move to zero-emission drivetrains. California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) new Advanced Clean Trucks regulation requires that half of the state’s trucks will need to be zero-emission by 2035, and the remaining half by 2045.

The Electric Vehicle Charging No One’s Talking About (But Should Be!)

There’s been a lot of talk around green stimulus lately. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated economic downturn, organizations across the country have recently proposed federal programs that promise to create jobs, jumpstart the economy, and support public health, all while reducing US greenhouse gas…

Keep on Truckin’—50 Years of Efficiency Advancements

On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day—and as the COVID-19 pandemic makes the world acutely aware of trucking’s critical role in getting us everything we need and want—we want to share some of the amazing progress the trucking industry has made to be more efficient in hauling the world’s goods.

Trucking and Utilities: Working Together to Advance Electrification

When I was in high school, I participated in a student exchange homestay program in France. I spent a month living with my French host brother, attending school with him and participating in extracurriculars together, all while practicing new language skills. I was 16 years old at the time, so…