We're Amped to bring you Amped from the 2022 ACT Expo

We’re Amped to bring you Amped from the 2022 ACT Expo

As soon as Amped co-host and Fleet Equipment Director of Content Jason Morgan stamped his ticket to the 2022 ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif., I knew we weren’t going to be able to let him go at it alone. So, I crawled into his backpack and stowed away across the country to join him in witnessing the reveal of all the latest mind-bending decarbonization technologies and sustainability-driving services the trucking world has to offer.

Editor’s Note: During the show, I stumped Jason with a question on Xos‘s new medium-duty and heavy-duty truck availability. Here’s the answer: The new chassis cab product will be hitting production in Q1 of next year, and then the tractor product will hit later in 2023, according to Dakota Semler, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Xos.

This is an audio-only version of our episode with Jason Morgan at ACT Expo 2022. Go ahead, you’re already here – take a listen! But if you’re looking for moving pictures, click here. On this one, you’re going to want to see the video. It’s a lot more fun.

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