‘Zero Emissions’ Freight: Biden Spending $1.5 Billion to Electrify US Trucking Industry

Transitioning commercial truck fleets requires up to $1 trillion in investment and will potentially push up freight rates, an expert warned.

Trucks sit idle as they block the entrance to a container terminal at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on July 21, 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The Biden administration plans to spend nearly $1.5 billion to make the American freight industry, responsible for transporting goods all across the country, “zero-emissions” as part of its climate agenda push.

“The Biden-Harris Administration is today announcing a first-ever national goal to transition to a zero-emissions freight sector for truck, rail, aviation, and marine, along with a commitment to develop a national zero-emissions freight strategy,” the White House stated on April 24.