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APM Terminals Los Angeles (Pier 400) is expanding its electric terminal tractor fleet with a 40-unit order from Orange EV, becoming the first container terminal at the Port of Los Angeles to fully electrify its on-dock rail drayage fleet.
The companies announced the contract June 16 for HUSK-e XP battery-electric terminal tractors, bringing Pier 400’s total electric fleet to 60 units. The expansion builds on 20 trucks deployed since April 2025, which have logged 42,000 zero-emission operating hours at a 98.8% uptime rate, displaced more than 40,700 diesel-equivalent gallons, and avoided an estimated 427 metric tons of CO₂. The procurement is funded in part through APM Terminals’ $80 million sub-recipient contract under the EPA Clean Ports Program, awarded through the Port of Los Angeles.
“This procurement is grounded in 12 months of real-world performance data,” said Jon Poelma, Managing Director of APM Terminals Los Angeles. “Our operators ran these trucks hard, and the results earned this expansion.”
With 60 electric terminal tractors anticipated in operation by January 2027, Pier 400 will have converted approximately 60% of its terminal tractor fleet to battery-electric, the highest conversion rate among container terminals at the Port of Los Angeles. Ahead of the new units entering service, a select group of lead ILWU mechanics will complete a Level 2 electrical safety training course, building on the foundational training completed by 21 Power Shop mechanics in 2025.
“Performance is measured in uptime, throughput, and reliability,” said Kurt Neutgens, Co-Founder, President, and CTO of Orange EV. “Their operational feedback directly informed improvements to the HUSK-e XP.”
The HUSK-e XP units are manufactured at Orange EV’s production facility in Kansas City, Kansas. Orange EV has surpassed 30 million miles and 12 million hours of operation across more than 40 states, Canada, and the Caribbean.
Published: June 16, 2026/PR News
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