Germany's QUANTRON Receives Fuel Cell Trucks Order From TMP Logistics Group

German e-mobility specialist QUANTRON has signed a framework agreement with TMP Logistics Group Ltd. for an order of up to 500 Class 8 trucks with FCEV drive system. The vehicles are scheduled for delivery by 2024.

The contract signing took place in a dedicated ceremony after the Hydrogen Americas Summit 2022 on October 12 at the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce (DGIC).

TMP Logistics Group, an integrated group of more than a dozen trucking, logistics and logistics related software companies in the US, including the National Freight group of companies. 

QUANTRON is a platform provider and specialist for sustainable mobility for people and goods and offers with Quantron-as-a-Service (QaaS) a 360-degree OEM-open ecosystem. 

To enter the North American market, the company has announced the launch of Quantron US Inc. and appointed Richard Haas as CEO of Quantron US. The target is, in 2025 to achieve 50% of its turnover in the North American market.

Michael Perschke, CEO of Quantron AG. says: "With our contribution of 500 heavy-duty FCEV trucks, we support the $8 billion hydrogen program funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and are pleased to spearhead the effort to help businesses and communities across the country benefit from clean energy and hydrogen investments.” 

Hubert Aiwanger, Deputy Minister President of the Free State of Bavaria and Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs, adds: "The decarbonization of truck transport is a central task in the energy transition. The current energy crisis is calling even louder for solutions without fossil fuels, and the trend toward the use of hydrogen has been accelerated. In the US alone, the demand for heavy-duty fuel cell trucks is estimated at up to 300,000 vehicles by 2030. This Bavarian-American framework agreement marks the start of close transatlantic cooperation in the promising market for climate-neutral mobility. In Europe, too, hydrogen trucks must achieve a breakthrough in the next few years." 

QUANTRON, from Augsburg in Bavaria, combines over 140 years of commercial vehicle experience with state-of-the-art e-mobility know-how and positions itself globally as a partner to existing OEMs.