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Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Electric trucks hit the road in Milton
MILTON, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Electric trucks are making their way to one part of our area. On Monday, Watsontown Trucking Company took to the road with its new electric vehicles. Watsontown Trucking Company is putting the brakes on emissions with their new electric vehicles. 'So right here in Milton, we have five. We have three Volvo VNR day cabs and two Autocar jockey trucks,' said Watsontown Trucking Company Director Of Operations Jared Brokenshire. Officials with the company say the trucks are a significant step toward sustainable transportation. What is the future of the Keystone Mission? 'A lot of our clients are pushing us to have sustainability goals as a company so it meets both of those our own sustainability goals and some that have been pushed to us from some of our clients,' Watsontown Trucking Company President Steve Patton Explained. Over the course of a year, the trucks will save approximately 28,000 gallons of diesel fuel. 'As a trucking company, when it comes to the environment, burning diesel fuel is the primary thing we do, so as much as we can save in that aspect is how we would be contributing to sustainability. So a fully electric truck is the best way to take care of that problem,' Brokenshire added. The company in Milton will use its five trucks locally and within their industrial park. State grants helped make the project happen. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Interstate tractor-trailer crash kills Greenville man
A Greenville man died Saturday morning when the 18-wheeler he was driving left the interstate and struck several trees, authorities say. Sylvester Seawright Jr., 36, died when the 2021 Volvo VNR tractor-trailer he was driving left the roadway, struck a signpost and several trees, said Senior Trooper Kendra McKinney. Seawright was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash happened on Interstate 65 near the 147 mile maker, about five miles north of Fort Deposit, in Lowndes County. Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate. More: A weather warm-up is coming to Alabama with above normal temperatures expected in February Contact Montgomery Advertiser reporter Marty Roney at mroney@ This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Interstate tractor-trailer crash kills Greenville man
