With more than a dozen states passing zero-emission mandates and over $30 billion in annual funding, trends indicate the commercial vehicle industry is moving into a new power era, according to GNA’s annual State of Sustainable Fleets report released at ACT Expo.

The new eM2, available in medium-duty Class 6 and Class 7 configurations, is ready to order and will start production this fall.

Although market pressures and fluctuating freight rates are making it more difficult for fleets to keep their expenses low, one industry expert advises against allowing driver compensation momentum to slow down.

Final approval of the testing method adds an alternative to the only other federally accepted method for screening truck drivers—urinalysis—but hair testing remains absent as a sanctioned screening method for the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse.

Alternative-energy vehicles and total cost of ownership are two major components of the sustainable trucking transformation equation. Charging infrastructure, however, remains the greatest challenge.