US 3PL commits to 500 hydrogen trucks

Just days after it announced the formation of a US subsidiary, Quantron revealed it has an order for up to 500 Class 8 trucks with hydrogen fuel cell drive from TMP Logistics.

The vehicles, which will be operated on an as-a-service basis, are scheduled for delivery by 2024.

The contract was signed after the Hydrogen Americas Summit 2022 on October 12 at the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce (DGIC), by Andreas Haller, founder and Chairman of the Board of QUANTRON, and on behalf of TMP Logistics by Michael Watts (Business Development & Strategic Partnerships) representing Raymond Staples.

Staples is the Founder and Chairman of the global investment firm TMP Holdings Inc., as well as Chairman and CEO of the TMP Logistics Group, an integrated group of more than a dozen trucking, logistics and logistics related software companies in the USA, including the National Freight group of companies. National Freight is the largest linehaul contractor in the USA for FedEx Ground.

QUANTRON offers with Quantron-as-a-Service (QaaS), which retrofits hydrogen drive onto OEM trucks, and will be launching its own vehicle shortly. In addition to zero-emission BEV and FCEV vehicles and the customer service, the company also supplies refuelling infrastructure.

The total market for Class 8 vehicles to be electrified and equipped with fuel cell drives is around 280,000 to 300,000 vehicles in the USA by 2030. This means enormous growth potential of alternative powertrains with hydrogen and all-electric drive from around 2,000 units in 2022 to over 35,000 in 2034.