Valley Dairy Company Adding All-Electric Trucks to Business

Xos, Inc., a leading fleet services provider, unveiled two new commercial electric vehicles as well as its connected vehicle ecosystem at a reveal event this evening during the inaugural Xos Fleet Week. These new fleet vehicles make Xos the leading provider of battery-electric fleet solutions for commercial fleets. McLane Company, a leading supply chain services and distribution company, has agreed to a pilot program with 10 Xos HDXT™ vehicles to explore environmentally friendly alternatives to its current fleet. …

Loblaw Companies Limited (TSX: L) (“Loblaw”) has achieved a significant milestone in its net-zero carbon emissions strategy, with the rollout of its first heavy-duty fully electric transport truck. The vehicle is a battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia manufactured by Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) – the first series production eCascadia handed over to a customer in Canada, and one of five Loblaw expects to put into service in the months ahead. In 2017, Loblaw pledged that by 2030 it would decarbonize its fleet of more than 160 company-owned day-cab trucks. …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Producers Dairy Foods Inc. over chemical safety and risk management violations at its facility in Fresno, California, Producers Dairy Foods, one of the largest family-owned and operated dairies in the West, has agreed to pay a $89,960 civil penalty and make improvements to its risk management practices. In addition, the company will purchase more than $26,000 in emergency response equipment for the Fresno City Fire Department. …