TruckWings

Electrifying in-bound logistics continues to expand globally

Volvo Trucks North America started using zero-emission electric trucks for in-bound logistics in 2021. It told fleets that to qualify to bring parts to Volvo plants, they would need VNR Electric trucks.

Freight forwarders complied. Watsontown Trucking Co. and Camrett Logistics ordered Class 8 VNR Electric trucks in October 2021. They began round trips to NRV in December of that year. Ryder System Inc. likewise leased seven VNR Electric trucks to transport pallets of components for heavy-duty...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/electrifying-in-bound-logistics-continues-to-expand-globally

Will natural gas payback beat EV adoption?

The confluence of a new, bigger engine, net-zero carbon emissions from renewable natural gas (RNG) and pressure from shippers for their carriers to operate sustainably add up to a bright picture for natural gas adoption.

But a new study from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) points to a couple of cautions. First is methane leakage from the source of the RNG. Methane escaping into the atmosphere is a huge contributor to planet-warming greenhouse gas.

Second, and most...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/will-natural-gas-payback-beat-ev-adoption

Electrolyzers only scratch the surface of midcentury hydrogen demand

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Even as manufacturing of electrolyzers grows, the hydrogen-making devices barely address the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/electrolyzers-only-scratch-the-surface-of-midcentury-hydrogen-demand

ConMet acquires maker of tractor-trailer gap-closing TruckWings

Tractor-trailer parts and components maker ConMet has acquired Truck Labs, the inventor of gap-closing TruckWings that create fuel savings through aerodynamics.

Truck Labs, founded in 2014 as XStream, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Vancouver, Washington-based ConMet. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Becoming part of a major supplier could help Truck Labs move into OEM factories after operating mostly in the aftermarket.

Classic combination

“It’s classic in our industry. Some...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/conmet-acquires-maker-of-tractor-trailer-gap-closing-truckwings

High-flying TruckWings looks at what’s next

TruckWings, the aerodynamic tractor-trailer gap-closing hardware, has surpassed 500 million miles of real-world use. TruckLabs founder Daniel Burrows figures someone will buy his 8-year-old company — someday.

The aerodynamic flight of TruckWings

Trucking technology claims tied to the number of miles driven is a common proof point of effectiveness. When that number is 500 million miles, it’s hard to miss. TruckLabs, the inventor of TruckWings gap-closing hardware for tractor-trailers, has...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/high-flying-truckwings-looks-at-whats-next

GSCW chat recap: Fuel efficiency and a changing automotive supply chain

FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill and TruckLabs founder and CEO Daniel Burrows as GSCW

This fireside chat recap is from Day 4 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 4 focuses on the automotive supply chain.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How fuel efficiency will change trucking and supply chains

DETAILS: FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill and Daniel Burrows look at fuel efficiency in trucking, changes in the automotive supply chain in a post-COVID world and the need for in-person collaboration to properly construct supply chains.

SPEAKER: Burrows is the founder and CEO of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-chat-recap:-fuel-efficiency-and-a-changing-automotive-supply-chain

Winging it can save money and emissions

TruckWings save fleets money and emissions.

At 49 mph or slower, TruckWings — a product from TruckLabs that reduces aerodynamic drag — remains safely nestled behind a cab, silently waiting to go into action. Then the speedometer reaches 50 mph.

Time to come out of hiding.

Thanks to the smart sensors that minimize driver involvement, the glass-reinforced polypropylene panels automatically deploy. Two on the side, one on the top, the panels expand to close the gap between the tractor and trailer as the truck rolls down the highway.

It’s a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/winging-it-can-save-money-and-emissions

XStream Trucking broadens business and becomes TruckLabs

XStream Trucking is no longer content being known just as the maker of the TruckWings tractor-trailer gap-closing technology. It is now TruckLabs, reflecting a broader approach to help fleets be more efficient and profitable.

“We are here to change how the industry innovates, by combining our passion for the trucking industry with our expertise in hardware, software and big data,” TruckLabs CEO Daniel Burrows said in a press release.

The name change appears free of controversy unlike startup...

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