TTSI will operate the Vision truck under typical short-haul conditions at the ports for the next six months.
The vehicle is an electric truck with a battery recharged by a hydrogen fuel cell which generates electricity from a reaction of hydrogen and oxygen.
Upon successful testing, TTSI plans to move forward with a letter of intent (LOI) for the purchase of 100 vehicles at a purchase price of about $27m.
The agreement also gives TTSI the option to buy an additional 300 trucks, bringing the total contract value to nearly $108m.
Vision developed zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell truck under the ports’ technology advancement program, designed to encourage the commercialization of clean goods-movement vehicles and equipment.
Headquartered in Rancho Dominguez, California, TTSI is a national , progressive, asset based logistics provider.
