Trucking news and briefs for Friday, Dec. 9, 2022:
Schneider expects all 92 of its Freightliner eCascadia BEVs to be operational in its fleet by the end of 2023.
Schneider’s first Freightliner eCascadia is set to roll off the assembly line at the Portland, Oregon, Daimler Truck North America plant.
The carrier had previously reported orders for 62 eCascadias. Now the company will deploy an additional 30 BEVs from DTNA. As a result, Schneider will have one of the largest electric fleets in North America, marking a critical step in the company’s efforts to operationalize zero emission vehicles into its truck fleet.
“The integration of nearly 100 zero emission vehicles is an important milestone for Schneider as we are moving beyond the battery-electric truck testing phase to running an operation at scale,” said Schneider President and CEO Mark Rourke. “In combination with rail movement, we can offer our intermodal customers meaningful emissions reduction value by utilizing BEV dray trucks.”
Battery-electric trucks are crucial in meeting Schneider’s sustainability goals of reducing CO2 per-mile emissions by 7.5% by 2025 and 60% by 2035, the company said. It has already achieved more than half of its 2025 goal by reducing per-mile emissions by 5%. Battery-electric trucks will help further meet these goals.
Quantix, a supply chain services company to the chemical industry and a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, announced the acquisition of Mid-States Packaging, a full-service dry bulk transportation, warehousing and export services company, with 11 locations spanning Texas, the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic.
