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Daily Infographic: Production Capacity of Renewable Natural Gas Projects
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Werner aligns with Aurora in latest autonomous experiment
Werner Enterprises, ever game for testing new technology, is aligning with Aurora Innovation Inc. to test supervised long-haul freight on a 600-mile stretch across Texas.
Werner’s name was missing from last week’s announcement that the Aurora Driver Beta 2.0 autonomous system was going for weekly long-distance pilot runs from a new terminal in Fort Worth to one in El Paso, a nine-hour journey.
The freight-dense corridor between Atlanta and Los Angeles is ideal for eventual driverless runs. Most...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/werner-aligns-with-aurora-in-latest-autonomous-experiment
Werner broadens base as test bed for new trucking powertrain technologies
If there’s a new trucking technology to try, it’s a good bet that Werner Enterprises will be among the first to test it.
The latest example is a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine (ICE) from Cummins Inc. that could bridge the gap to hydrogen-powered fuel cells.
Werner (NASDAQ: WERN), a dedicated truckload and logistics provider, also is in line to test a Class 8 fuel cell truck when Cummins (NYSE: CMI) and Navistar International are ready to provide it. That experiment was announced in...
Truck Tech: Taken for a ride edition
This week, Paccar whittles down its red tag inventory. Two Nikola hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks take a test ride, but to where? Tesla shows multiple Semis but is mum on production. Mack Trucks gets predictive with its automated manual transmission. And the best of the rest.
Red tag salePaccar Inc., the first automaker to build and park trucks during the semiconductor shortage, made some nice progress in whittling down its so-called “red tag” inventory in Q4. About 7,000 of 10,000 trucks...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-tech-taken-for-a-ride-edition
Rush Enterprises pays $205M to add 16 more truck dealerships
Rush Enterprises Inc., already far and away the nation’s largest network of new and used commercial truck dealerships, is spending $205 million to acquire 16 more dealerships from Summit Truck Group.
It is the biggest acquisition in Rush’s 26-year history, bringing to 125 the number of franchised locations in 22 states. The newly acquired International brand dealerships consist of five locations in Arkansas, three in Kansas, seven in Missouri and one in Tennessee.
Also in the deal: eight...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rush-enterprises-pays-205m-to-add-16-more-truck-dealerships
Double digits! Clean Energy announces multiple RNG agreements
Los Angeles-based port drayage company Pac Anchor Transportation recently added 23 natural gas trucks to its fleet, and they are expected to use 2.5 million gallons of renewable natural gas (RNG) from Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ: CLNE).
Clean Energy’s RNG, which the company said reduces greenhouse gas emissions 70% to 300% depending on the source, is sweeping across North America.
After a recent agreement to provide Amazon with RNG for fleets and a stock warrant for up to 53.14 million shares of...
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Kenworth overhauls medium-duty truck lineup for first time in 30 years
PHOENIX — Kenworth Truck Co. revealed its first all-new medium-duty trucks in 30 years on Monday, featuring taller and wider cabs adapted from their Class 8 siblings.
The PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR) brand captured 11.7% of the medium-duty market in 2020. That was a record despite an aging lineup.
Now, with fresh products coming in the third quarter from Class 5 to a small Class 8, Kenworth is targeting leasing and sales to individuals at the lower end of the range. It emphasis has been Class 7...
How one brokerage helped revolutionize Tajiguas Landfill’s green future
Tajiguas Landfill, the oceanfront resting place for Santa Barbara County’s trash, is no longer an ordinary landfill. The revitalized waste management facility — now known as the ReSource Center — promises to reduce waste by 60%, generate enough renewable energy to power 2,000 homes a year and create 100 jobs.
But the new face of Tajiguas Landfill has a decadeslong history — one that includes a lawsuit and a resourceful logistics provider.
The landfill opened operations in 1967, and as the...