Krystyna Shchedrina

Toronto

Information Specialist at Truck News

information Specialist at https://t.co/pQYICFPSwI | Covering trucking and logistics since 2022

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Zero In on...TRU Maintenance

5 days ago | trucknews.com | Krystyna Shchedrina

As fleets look to reduce emissions across every part of their operations, even refrigeration units are going electric. We stopped at Thermo King’s booth at the 2025 ACT Expo in Anaheim, California and learned about its new Advancer E, a new fully electric trailer refrigeration unit, or TRU. Available in both single and multi-temperature configurations and already in serial production and operating on roads across Europe, these engineless TRUs are now being adopted for North American fleets.
Report finds 30% of trucks in GTHA suited for electrification

5 days ago | trucknews.com | Krystyna Shchedrina

Nearly a third of trucks in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) could go electric today using commercially available battery-electric trucks (BET), according to new research from the Pembina Institute. That figure could rise to more than 50% by the early 2030s, if the right policies are in place.
Trucking Announcements: Musket celebrates employees; Siemens joins Steve’s Livestock, Hashie named TFI VP

5 days ago | trucknews.com | Krystyna Shchedrina

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Rick Hashie was named senior executive vice-president at TFI International, and Trent Siemens has been appointed vice-president of fleet maintenance and BVT operations at Steve’s Livestock Transport. Meanwhile, Musket Transport celebrated its employees with tenures of more than 20 years with a spring BBQ.
Pulse Survey: Readers speak out on impairment testing

1 week ago | trucknews.com | Krystyna Shchedrina

Impairment testing remains a key topic in Canada’s trucking industry, with Pulse Reader Survey respondents calling for more accurate and consistent approaches, particularly as cannabis use and cognitive risks continue to challenge conventional policies. In trucknews.com’s June Pulse Reader Survey, readers rated their concern about cannabis use among commercial drivers since the 2018 legalization in Canada at an average of 73 out of 100.
Zero In on... Autonomous Trucking

1 week ago | trucknews.com | Krystyna Shchedrina

As the trucking industry is under pressure to cut emissions, autonomous technology could be a major part of the solution. Sean Kerrigan, co-founder and chief operations officer at Plus, a California-based autonomous truck developer, says that autonomous vehicles can help fleets meet their sustainability goals faster. Sean Kerrigan: This technology has a number of benefits, and the one that you’re just asking about now is in terms of the sustainability aspect.
Trucking Announcements: Leadership appointments at Wellington, J.J. Keller, Goodyear, Allison Transmission

1 week ago | trucknews.com | Krystyna Shchedrina

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Wellington International hired David Andrews as business development manager and J.J. Keller named Adrienne Hartman as its new executive vice-president of marketing. Meanwhile, Grégory Boucharlat has been appointed senior vice-president, global commercial at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
Shippers, carriers push ahead on last-mile electrification plans

2 weeks ago | trucknews.com | Krystyna Shchedrina

Major shippers and carriers are accelerating their electrification timelines for last-mile delivery, even as infrastructure and cost challenges continue to slow broader fleet transitions. Purolator, for example, has 6% of its last-mile fleet electrified today and plans to reach 14% by the end of the year. “Our goal is to get to 60% of our last-mile by 2030,” said Cindy Bailey, corporate sustainability officer at Purolator, during a zero-emission panel at the recent EV & Charging Expo in Toronto.
Permitting, policy, planning shape the pace of port electrification

2 weeks ago | trucknews.com | Krystyna Shchedrina

Electric trucks are already proving themselves in demanding port operations. But panelists at the EV & Charging Expo in Toronto said the pace of adoption is now shaped less by vehicle capability and more by how quickly infrastructure, permitting, and policy can adapt.
'As-a-service' model, partnerships to boost truck electrification

3 weeks ago | trucknews.com | Krystyna Shchedrina

Electric truck technology is ready — but scaling it, particularly for longhaul operations — will require coordinated infrastructure development, cross-sector partnerships, and service-based models that reduce risk for fleets, panelists said at the EV & Charging Expo in Toronto on May 15. Executives from Terawatt, Schneider Electric, and Propulsion Québec said the real challenge today is coordinating energy systems, government support, and commercial risk — not developing vehicles themselves.
ICE fuel savings with idle-reduction tech can rival ZEVs: Cummins

3 weeks ago | trucknews.com | Krystyna Shchedrina

Truck fleets can cut fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by up to 17% by equipping their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles with idle-reduction technologies already available in the market, according to Cummins. The company’s newly released white paper evaluates how features such as Neutral Idle, Automatic Engine Shutdown (AES), and Stop-Start systems can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fuel costs.