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2020 truck travel between states was highest from New York to New Jersey

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The 2020 NextGen National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) data show that there were more truck trips that year originating in New York with a destination in New Jersey than any other state to state origin-destination (OD) pair (29.3 million trips). The truck OD data include 1.6

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PBF considering $550M investment to convert idled refinery unit to renewable diesel production

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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and PBF Chalmette Refinery Manager Steven Krynski announced that the company is studying the possible conversion of an idled refinery unit into a renewable diesel production complex. PBF is one of the largest independent refining companies in the US.

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Daimler Truck unveils electric Class 6/7 Freightliner eM2; extending portfolio of EVs for N America

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Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) unveiled the series production of the all new, fully electric Freightliner eM2 for urban delivery applications. The eM2 is ready to order and will start production in autumn this year. DTNA is beginning full production of the eM2 in autumn of 2023 at its Portland truck manufacturing plant.

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Tesla Semi order announced by sustainable foodservice product company

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The Tesla Semi’s customer deliveries are yet to begin, but the Class 8 all-electric truck continues to attract new customers. a manufacturer of environmentally friendly, disposable foodservice products, which recently announced that it had ordered 10 Tesla Semis for its fleet. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Primus Green Energy, partner commission FEED study on new GTL plant; gasoline the end product

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The proposed joint venture plant will be a scaled-up version of Primus’s demonstration plant in New Jersey, which has safely and successfully produced methanol and gasoline. The products are cooled and condensed. Primus Green Energy Inc., Liquid/Gas Separation.

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Xtreme Diesel Performance to pay $1.125M penalty for selling defeat devices

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EPA estimates that the products XDP sold may result in more than 12 million pounds of excess nitrogen oxides emissions and 115,000 pounds of excess particulate matter emissions over the anticipated remaining life of the diesel pickup trucks equipped with those products.

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Rivian is prioritizing its Amazon delivery vans over R1T production: report

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The production and impending deliveries of the Rivian R1T may be catching most of the electric vehicle community’s attention these days, but it appears that the truck maker may actually have a different priority in the near term. In comparison, R1T production is anticipated to run “at a trickle,” at least in the near term.