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10/08/2026

⚡ The 400-mile electric truck is becoming a reality.

European truck manufacturers are pushing battery-electric technology deeper into long-haul freight, with new models from Volvo Trucks, MAN, Scania, DAF, and Mercedes-Benz Trucks offering longer ranges, larger batteries, and faster charging.

Several new models now exceed 400 miles of maximum range, while megawatt charging could bring charging stops closer to the length of a driver’s break.

While these are primarily headed for European roads, the developments address many of the same questions facing North American : range under load, charging time, payload, , and total cost of ownership.

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New electric trucks from Europe’s largest manufacturers are pushing range beyond 400 miles while megawatt charging promises to bring charging times closer to a driver’s break.

10/07/2026

Three new electric are hitting the streets of New York City with a dual mission: delivering food to New Yorkers in need while reducing emissions in one of the city’s busiest freight corridors.

City Harvest has added three Volvo VNR Electric trucks equipped with battery-electric refrigeration units to its food rescue fleet. The trucks will operate across all five boroughs, including the Bronx, where City Harvest expects to increase the amount of food it provides by 25% this year.

The deployment is part of the Bronx Is Breathing initiative and demonstrates how electric trucks can support demanding, real-world urban freight operations while advancing critical community services.

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City Harvest has added three Volvo VNR Electric trucks with battery-electric refrigeration to its New York City fleet, replacing diesel vehicles as it expands food rescue operations in the Bronx and across all five boroughs.

10/06/2026

Nominations are now open for the 2027 Fleet Awards, recognizing that are putting cleaner vehicles, advanced technologies, and innovative equipment to work in real-world operations.

Selected fleets are recognized on the ACT Expo stage for achievements in fleet , alternative fuels, digital technology, operational efficiency, and innovation. Past winners have stood out for scaling zero-emission fleets, expanding charging , and using AI and other technologies to improve operations.

Know a fleet that deserves to be recognized? Submit a nomination by November 20.

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Fleets have until Nov. 20 to enter a program whose 2026 winners ranged from a 79-truck zero-emission drayage operation to a global carrier running more than 50,000 EVs.

10/05/2026

The U.S. House has voted to extend the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) program through fiscal year 2029, advancing a federal program that has helped fleets replace and retrofit older diesel vehicles and equipment.

The legislation authorizes up to $100 million annually through FY2029, but that does not mean new funding is automatically available. Congress must still determine actual funding through the annual appropriations process.

For fleets, DERA has supported projects ranging from early vehicle and engine replacements to emissions-control retrofits, idle-reduction equipment, aerodynamic technologies, and low-rolling-resistance tires.

The House vote is one step in the reauthorization process, with companion legislation still awaiting action in the Senate.

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The House has approved legislation reauthorizing EPA's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act program through fiscal year 2029, although actual grant funding will continue to depend on annual congressional appropriations.

10/01/2026

FedEx is scaling up its electric fleet with an order for 2,000 all-electric trucks from Harbinger, a deal valued at more than $300 million.

Planned for delivery by the end of 2027, the Class 5 and Class 6 trucks will replace conventional pickup and delivery vehicles on a one-for-one basis across North America.

The order follows an initial 53-truck deployment and represents a major step from early deployment to fleet-wide scale. Harbinger estimates the 2,000 vehicles could reduce fuel costs by approximately $40 million annually once fully deployed.

For , the deal offers a look at what scaling medium-duty electrification requires, from vehicle performance and operating economics to production capacity and charging infrastructure.

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The order is double everything Harbinger has built to date, and the company plans to deliver all of it in less than 18 months.

09/29/2026

🏆 Nominations are now open for the 2027 Fleet Awards!

The Fleet Awards honor fleet operators demonstrating exceptional leadership in advanced commercial . From performance gains and fuel savings to stronger safety practices and improved environmental outcomes, the awards celebrate organizations setting new benchmarks for modern fleet operations.

Nominate a fleet by November 20: https://ow.ly/r17K50ZSMqv

09/28/2026

IMC Logistics is expanding its zero-emission fleet with 50 Tesla Semis set to operate across California.

The intermodal drayage provider will deploy both Standard Range and Long Range models, matching the trucks to different duty cycles. Standard Range Semis will support drayage operations, while Long Range models will extend battery-electric service between Southern California and inland destinations.

The deployment adds to IMC’s diversified fleet strategy, which already includes battery-electric, fuel-cell, and renewable-diesel trucks.

By putting multiple technologies to work across different routes and operating requirements, IMC continues to evaluate where each can deliver value in real-world operations.

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IMC Logistics plans to add 50 Semis in California, using different truck configurations for port drayage and longer inland freight routes.

09/22/2026

The fleets that moved early on cleaner vehicles have now been operating them long enough to know what works. Many are still expanding those programs, not because of emissions targets alone, but because they reduce operating costs, strengthen energy resilience, improve asset utilization, and meet customer expectations.

This Thursday, September 24, ACT News will broadcast live from the WSP office in Manhattan during Climate Week NYC with the executives running those programs.

Learn how these leading fleets are evaluating low- and zero-emission vehicle investments in today’s market, where the economics are working, where they still fall short, and what they have learned while moving from pilot projects to larger deployments across complex operations.

Maintaining Momentum: Why Leading Fleets Continue to Invest in Sustainable Transportation

A live ACT News Talks Tech hosted by WSP
Thursday, September 24
10:00 a.m. ET
Free livestream

Register to watch live: https://ow.ly/gOEx50ZFQas

09/17/2026

📺 Live next Thursday, September 24: What’s driving leading fleets to continue investing in sustainable transportation?

will broadcast live from WSP’s Manhattan office during Climate Week NYC, bringing together leaders from Penske Transportation Solutions, NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services, NFI, Siemens, and WSPto discuss how are approaching low- and zero-emission vehicle investments in today’s market.

Hear directly from the organizations doing the work:
🔹 Where the economics are working and where challenges remain.
🔹 Lessons learned moving from pilot projects to larger deployments.
🔹 How operating costs, energy resilience, asset utilization, and customer expectations are shaping investment decisions.

Register to watch live: https://ow.ly/onzE50ZONYk

Fleet leaders from Penske, NFI, Siemens, and New York City join ACT News live from Manhattan on September 24 to detail where clean vehicle economics are working and where they still fall short.

09/17/2026

The NHTSA has concluded that it does not have the authority to set fuel economy standards for heavy-duty engines, reversing the position the agency took when it built the program in 2011.

The interpretive rule published August 31 and took effect the same day. Interpretive rules are not subject to notice-and-comment requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act, so it carries no comment period.

The distinction NHTSA draws is between a vehicle and its components. The agency now reads the Energy Independence and Security Act as reaching vehicles only, noting that the Clean Air Act expressly authorizes EPA to regulate new motor vehicles and new motor vehicle engines while EISA contains no equivalent grant.

Nothing is repealed. The standards under review sit in 49 CFR parts 523, 534, and 535. NHTSA said it will revise the program through a separate notice-and-comment rulemaking, with no schedule announced, and that in the meantime it will enforce the affected standards consistent with the new interpretation.

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The agency will enforce consistent with the new reading while it rewrites the rules, leaving EPA's model year 2027 NOx program as the binding federal requirement.