Werner Enterprises Announces First Electric-Powered Truck Pilot Program
January 08, 2020 at 08:15 pm
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Werner Enterprises announced its first electric-powered truck pilot program. The 2019 Peterbilt 579 EV Class 8 electric truck will run for a year on a dedicated account in Southern California. Werner’s first electric-powered truck is the result of a partnership with Peterbilt, Meritor and TransPower. It is the first fully collision mitigated TransPower truck and can haul up to 80,000 pounds. The truck is 100% electric, releases zero emissions, and requires a 5 to 10-hour charge time. The truck will operate in the Los Angeles metro area.
Werner Enterprises, Inc. is a transportation and logistics company, which is engaged primarily in transporting truckload shipments of general commodities in both interstate and intrastate commerce. The Company has two segments: Truckload Transportation Services (TTS) and Werner Logistics. TTS segment consists of Dedicated and One-Way Truckload. Dedicated has 5,265 trucks and provides truckload services dedicated to a specific customer, generally for a retail distribution center or manufacturing facility, utilizing either dry van or specialized trailers. One-Way Truckload has 2,735 trucks and includes various operating fleets, such as the medium-to-long-haul van (Van) fleet, the expedited (Expedited) fleet, the regional short-haul (Regional) fleet and the Temperature Controlled fleet. Werner Logistics segment is a non-asset-based transportation and logistics provider. The segment provides services throughout North America.
WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC. 
