Zero-Emission Truck Shipper-Carrier Alliance Leading Electrification
A PARTNERSHIP WITH CATALYST MOBILITY
ZET SCALE
A PARTNERSHIP WITH CATALYST MOBILITY
WHAT IS ZET SCALE?
ZET SCALE is a demand-driven collaboration accelerating the deployment of up to 10,000 Class 8 battery-electric trucks across North America. The effort brings together shippers, carriers, truck manufacturers, and charging and finance providers into one joint purchase — turning a daunting, expensive transition into a clear, affordable, and lower-risk path. This means no stakeholder has to navigate this work alone.
Rather than asking individual companies to navigate the transition alone, ZET SCALE aligns the entire value chain — unlocking better vehicle pricing, innovative financing, coordinated charging infrastructure, and freight demand that helps make zero-emission trucking commercially viable.
As the initiative grows, ZET SCALE is actively welcoming new partners across the freight ecosystem to participate in future deployment rounds.
We’ve secured the largest electric truck order in North American history — 2,500 Class 8 battery-electric trucks now under contract, a single deal that nearly doubles the U.S. electric Class 8 fleet. Read our announcement →
The alliance is open to additional shippers and carriers ready to lead.
Unlocking the competitive edge of zero-emission logistics.
A clear role whether you move freight or haul it
For shippers: Decarbonize your freight without the premium or the risk
Meet your climate commitments with zero-emission capacity — and help build the demand you need.
- Hit your goals: make measurable progress on Scope 3 emissions reductions and sustainability targets by shifting freight to zero-emission capacity.
- Priority access: secure early allocation of trucks for your preferred lanes and hubs.
- Shape demand: help signal demand for zero-emission road freight and steer how it scales, without operating trucks yourself or paying a green premium to ship electric.
More than 15 leading shippers are already engaged in ZET SCALE, contributing information and helping design cost-effective zero-emission deployments on their lanes. This is helping shape demand for zero-emission trucks and break through the green premium barrier that persists today. Program participation does not imply a procurement obligation.
Some of the shippers engaged in ZET SCALE include:
- Brambles/CHEP
- IKEA
- Microsoft
- Red Bull
- And many others…
For carriers: go electric without doing it alone
Access freight, better truck pricing, affordable turn-key leases, and shared charging infrastructure — with the demand certainty that makes the math work.
- Premium Class 8 BEVs: high-performance Class 8 BEVs with longer range, faster charging, and improved operational performance.
- Bulk procurement pricing: coordinated, large-scale purchasing with lower acquisition costs and improved fleet economics.
- Competitive lease financing: a fair market value lease that lowers monthly costs, preserves capital, and eliminates residual risk. ZET SCALE has a strategic partnership with ZET Financial, which provides EV leases to interested and qualified carriers.
- Priority access to shipper freight: direct introductions to participating shippers and qualifying freight — often before traditional diesel operators.
- Flexible charging solutions: private, shared, and public charging options designed around your specific operation.
One coordinated joint purchase, aligning the whole ecosystem. Aggregating demand this way lowers truck prices, reduces charging and maintenance costs, improves truck uptime, cuts empty miles, and delivers an improved business case on the highest-volume routes.
An industry transformation mechanism
ZET SCALE is more than a group purchase — it’s designed to move electric trucks from isolated pilots to affordable deployment at scale. The barriers to zero-emission trucking aren’t primarily technical. They’re the risk and uncertainty each stakeholder faces when acting alone. ZET SCALE removes that risk by coordinating the whole ecosystem at once: shippers gain verifiable capacity without a cost premium, carriers get access to priority freight and better economics, manufacturers unlock the volume certainty to scale production, and charging and finance providers get a clear opportunity to build around.
We’re led by two experienced NGOs, Smart Freight Centre and Catalyst Mobility, acting as neutral conveners. That lets us de-risk participation for everyone at the table and take the industry to the next level — creating conditions it can then replicate and sustain on its own.
Get Involved
Join us in accessing affordable, scalable zero-emission trucking
The first phase of ZET SCALE is underway, but building a zero-emission freight ecosystem requires continued collaboration across the industry. We are actively seeking new partners to participate in future deployment rounds, including:
- Shippers looking to decarbonize freight
- Carriers expanding zero-emission operations
- Charging and infrastructure providers
- Fleet financing and leasing organizations
- Public agencies and other strategic collaborators
Whether you’re looking to deploy trucks, support charging infrastructure, provide financing, or help scale the ecosystem, ZET SCALE offers an opportunity to shape the future of zero-emission freight.
A partnership between Smart Freight Centre and Catalyst Mobility
Fleet Electrification Coalition
The Fleet Electrification Coalition empowers organizations to lead the shift to zero-emission road freight by working together to accelerate electric truck deployment. Members gain access to reliable electric freight services, shared charging solutions, policy support, financing opportunities, expert guidance, and best practices — helping the logistics industry reduce emissions and scale fleet electrification faster.