J.B. Hunt Makes First Delivery Using the All-electric Freightliner eCASCADIA

As sustainability trends in a variety of industries, the race to grab Class 8 EV market share is heating up in transport. Regulatory action and pressure from shippers (Walmart said it "encourages and works with" suppliers to go green) help to accelerate development. DTNA and other traditional industry players are up against new OEMs. Nikola recently banked an order from a large waste company for at least 2,500 electric trucks, and Tesla is preparing for more Semi customers. But, as J.B. Hunt recognized in its sustainability report Friday, challenges to reducing scope 1 emissions include "the availability of commercially and economically viable" alternative fuel systems. That encompasses two barriers: range and infrastructure.