Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020:
Hino the latest to tease an electric truck offering
Hino on Monday became the latest trucking OEM to toss its hat into the electrified ring, leaping into a crowded green trucking field that already includes the likes of Freightliner, Volvo, and Paccar, among others.
Project Z, Hino’s development path to zero emissions Class 4 through Class 8 trucks, leans on partnerships with technology leaders in advanced electrification drive systems. Hino itself is a subsidiary of Toyota.
To read more on Hino’s planned fuel cell rig, see this story from Overdrive sister site CCJ.
Pilot truck stops selling ribbons to benefit St. Christopher Fund
Pilot Company, which operations Pilot and Flying J fuel stops, is holding a donation campaign with the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund (SCF), a charity that helps over-the-road and regional semi-truck drivers and their families when an illness or injury causes them to be out of work.
While supplies last, all U.S.-based Pilot Flying J Travel Centers and participating One9 Fuel Network stores will be selling ribbons for $1 each in support of the organization. All proceeds will go toward the fund.
