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Paul Rosa, senior vice president of procurement and fleet planning at Penske Truck Leasing led the panel, which also included Travis Katz, president and CEO of BrightDrop John Pfeifer, president and CEO of Oshkosh Corporation Boris Kort-Packard, chief engineer of global vehicles at FedEx and Cathy Zoi, CEO of EVgo. “There’s a lot happening, people are engaged, and we need to do something in a relatively high pace,” adding that many large companies are calling for the sustainable transport of their products, as well as during the manufacturing process.Īfter an insightful chat with Voorhoeve, attendees were engaged with a panel discussion on electrifying last-mile delivery fleets. “We have a general awareness now in the world that something needs to happen,” said Voorhoeve.

GNA CEO Erik Neandross queried Voorhoeve on the Volvo Trucks’ involvement with the JESTSI project, the VNR Electric, the OEM’s partnership with Daimler on fuel cell truck development, and how the global consensus on climate change is evolving. The trucks, manufactured by Daimler Trucks North America and Volvo Trucks North America, will be deployed by logistics companies NFI Industries and Schneider on freight corridors serving the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, as well as distribution centers across Southern California.Īttendees then sat in on a fireside chat with Volvo Trucks North America’s President Peter Voorhoeve. Even more attendees were on hand for the second day of this year’s ACT Expo, starting with an announcement of the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative, or JETSI, a landmark initiative to deploy 100 battery-electric regional haul and drayage trucks across California.