Fleet Future

For our first engine-focused episode of the month, we spoke with Jim Salmon of D-A Lubricant Co., who talked about the new trends in engine oil, as well as the benefits of used oil analysis.

In a virtual call on August 11, members of Daimler Trucks North America, Shell and Penske answered some questions about the recent State of Sustainable Fleets report and about sustainability in general. Listen to hear what they had to say.

FE connected with Kenworth's John Luoma to get additional details about the new battery electric K270 and K370 trucks.

Michael Scheib, head of e-mobility at Daimler Trucks North America, joins the Fleet Future podcast to talk about the company's progress towards electrification.

Mike Roeth of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency joins the podcast to talk about NACFE's Run on Less Regional and what it revealed about the potential for electric trucks in regional haul applications.

In the latest installment of Fleet Future's ongoing series on electrification, International Trucks' Gary Horvat is our guest as he goes over the OEM's "four C's" approach to bringing electric vehicles to market.

The latest podcast episode in Fleet Future's ongoing series on electrification features Brett Pope, director of electric vehicles for North America at Volvo Trucks North America. Brett joins the show to talk about how electrification is progressing at Volvo, whether the events of 2020 have affected this progress, and what fleets who might be interested in electric trucks should do to get prepared.

Peterbilt Assistant Chief Engineer Darryl Oster joins the Fleet Future podcast to talk about the Model 220EV, which recently became available for order.

Aperia's Josh Carter stops by the Fleet Future podcast to talk about what fleets can get if they invest in tire tracking and telematics, and the importance of proper tire pressure.

You may be wondering how the soon-to-be-implemented hours of service regulations will impact your trucks. If you're a regional haul fleet, you'll have more opportunities to run them, so what does this mean for the trucks' lifecycles?

To answer this, FE spoke with Jim Griffin of Fleet Advantage, who talked about this and the truck lifecycle impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.