Refrigerated Logistic Trends - Sep 8th, 2023
 
 
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September 8, 2023
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Hyzon Motors recently completed the first commercial run with its liquid hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle for Performance Food Group.
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Great Dane is partnering with Slipnot to make refrigerated trailers safer.
Nationwide convenience store chain also unveils an electric truck pilot program with Penske Logistics as a partner.
ERoad recently relocated its North American headquarters from Portland, Oregon, to San Diego, California in a move it says cements the region as the epicenter of fleet technology in the U.S.
Americold recently appointed Bryan Verbarendse as chief operating officer for North America.
Though spot rates have ticked up, they’re still running well below 2021, 2022, and the five-year averages for dry van, refrigerated, and flatbed. But 61% in the Bloomberg/Truckstop survey do expect demand growth and a better spot market by Q1 2024.
Net Class 8 orders, however, are still much lower compared to record activity in the second half of 2022, analysts with two trucking research firms noted, so comparisons to last year are at best flawed.
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The companies expect to invest up to $3 billion in U.S.-based battery manufacturing for commercial electric vehicles. Battery manufacturer EVE Energy will serve as a technology partner in the joint venture.
The Hammerhead GridDetect advanced stereo vision can detect small objects down the road, improving autonomous and other ADAS technology that Nodar says is more affordable and accurate than lidar.