Freightliner eCascadia

J.B. Hunt gets dibs on trying out Freightliner electric eCascadia

J.B. Hunt Transport eCascadia

J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. is running drayage from the Port of Los Angeles in a Freightliner eCascadia battery-electric truck.

The subsidiary of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) is the first of 14 companies to try the zero-tailpipe-emission Class 8 tractor as part of Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) expanded exposure to fleets ahead of taking orders in late 2021.

DTNA has accumulated more than 300,000 electric miles on 20 eCascadias and 10 Class 6 medium-duty eM2 106 trucks...

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DTNA dips into Mercedes-Benz Truck ranks for next engineering leader

DTNA names Rainer Müller-Finkeldei senior vice president of engineering and technology

Following a 10-year record of success with its current engineering head, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has once again tapped the well that is sister company Mercedes-Benz Trucks for its next engineering leader.

DTNA has named Rainer Müller-Finkeldei senior vice president of engineering and technology. Müller-Finkeldei, who is director of Mechatronics at Daimler Trucks subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Europe, succeeds Wilfried Achenbach, who is retiring. Prior to joining DTNA, Achenbach...

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Freightliner electric fleet circles globe 12 times – sort of

Freightliner electric trucks

Freightliner’s 30 battery-electric trucks get around — like a dozen times around the globe.

That is one way of explaining the 300,000 miles of accumulated driving on drayage runs and a variety of Southern California deliveries.

Or, more practically, it totals 5,660 one-way trips between the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to warehousing centers of California’s Inland Empire.

Or 2,500 average local distribution runs, including local and regional haul, and grocery and parcel delivery.

Clearing...

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Regional haul trucks leaving fuel savings behind

NACFE Regional Haul Chart

Regional haul trucks, helping to keep food shelves stocked and critical medical supplies delivered during the global health pandemic, could save billions in fuel costs every year.

It would not be easy because regional haul has many definitions and the estimated 800,000 regional haul trucks may travel highways and cover short delivery runs on city streets in the same 24-hour period.

So, the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) fuel savings estimate of $9 billion and reduction of...

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