Titan receives first Battery Electric Freightliner eCascadia
The eCascadias will provide deliveries to businesses throughout the Portland Metropolitan area and the eM2s will be assigned to the densely populated downtown Portland routes
Portland, United States- TITAN Freight Systems Inc., the overnight Less-Than-Truckload carrier in the Northwest, and Daimler Truck North America LLC (DTNA), the manufacturer of Class 6-8 commercial vehicles, are collaborated to provide andadvance transportation in the Pacific Northwest. As the first of DTNA’s customers in the state, TITAN is moving towards zero-emission transportation in Oregon by adding three battery electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 trucks to their lineup. Three Freightliner eM2 medium-duty electric box trucks are scheduled to join the fleet by the end of the year.
Through Freightliner eCascadia and eM2, TITAN aims to improve operational efficiency while reducing their carbon footprint. The eCascadias will provide deliveries to businesses throughout the Portland Metropolitan area and the eM2s will be assigned to the densely populated downtown Portland routes with each new electric vehicle replacing their conventional diesel counterparts, helping to ensure a cleaner future for transportation in the state. To power the electric fleet, six Detroit eFill commercial charging stations have been installed at TITAN's depot, enabling efficient and reliable charging for the electric trucks.
In spring 2023, the Portland Bureau of Transportation was awarded nearly $2 million through the U.S. Department of Transportation Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants program. This funding is intended to enable Portland to pilot a Zero-Emission Delivery Zone, making it the first city in Oregon to implement a regulated area for zero-emission deliveries. TITAN's fleet of electric trucks will play a vital role in this project by helping to facilitate emission-free deliveries within this 16 square block area in downtown Portland.
Mr. Keith Wilson, President and CEO of TITAN Freight Systems said. These heavy-duty electric trucks are a natural evolution in our journey to be a carbon neutral transportation company, “We now have a new zero-emission, lower operating-cost tool to help us get closer to realizing our sustainability goals.”
Mr. David Carson, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing at DTNA said "Were excited to partner with TITAN and introduce the first customer eCascadia to Oregon's roads," Built in our Portland Truck Manufacturing Plant, we are proud to be able to do our part of creating a greener future in the community we live and work.
In 2019, TITAN began working with DTNA’s dedicated Electric Mobility Group to determine the availability and timing of their heavy-duty electric vehicles and the infrastructure that would be required to transition its fleet from diesel-powered to electric. In 2021, TITAN was awarded an Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Diesel Emissions Mitigation Grant, a program offered to improve air quality and reduce diesel emissions across the state and among vulnerable populations, to replace six diesel trucks with new, cleaner Freightliner electric vehicles. Additionally, Portland General Electric provided technical analysis and its “Make-Ready” fleet partner build incentives to assist with charging and infrastructure design and costs, KeyBank provided financing as they support renewable energy projects to help facilitate their clients, like TITAN, transition to new, green and clean technology.
