Nearly 75% of Trucking Companies Haven’t Added ‘Green’ Trucks to Fleets Despite Federal Grants: Report

Nearly 75% of Trucking Companies Haven’t Added ‘Green’ Trucks to Fleets Despite Federal Grants: Report
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks into the cabin of an electric utility truck during a visit to Impulsion, the International Summit on Electric and Smart Transportation, in Montreal on March 13, 2023. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
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Nearly 75 percent of transport-trucking companies haven’t replaced any of the trucks in their fleets with lower-emission substitutes over the last three years despite an available federal grant that would cover up to 50 percent of the cost for doing so, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

Most companies said the biggest barrier was the overall cost of implementing the retrofits, according to a report by the department.