# ZET SCALE Alliance Orders Tesla Semi Trucks

The ZET SCALE procurement alliance has placed a major order for 2,500 Tesla Semi Class 8 electric trucks, nearly doubling the US electric Class 8 truck fleet. This bulk purchase pools demand from leading freight companies to secure favorable pricing and reduce residual value risk through a financing program. Deliveries will be distributed across ten key freight hubs in the United States, including major cities in California and Washington, over the coming years. Tesla was selected as the primary contractor, with Kenworth, Volvo, and RIDE designated as secondary contractors, signaling a significant shift toward electrification in freight transportation.

- This large-scale procurement demonstrates growing industry commitment to electric vehicle adoption, offering procurement professionals insight into emerging fleet electrification trends.
- The alliance model reduces individual risk by aggregating demand and aligning shippers, carriers, manufacturers, and financiers, which may serve as a blueprint for future collaborative procurement efforts.
- Contractors and suppliers should evaluate opportunities to support electric truck deployment, including financing solutions, maintenance, and infrastructure development at major freight hubs.
- The geographic distribution of deliveries across California and Washington highlights regional priorities for clean transportation investments and potential localized procurement initiatives.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Transportation
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** September 23, 2026

### Vendors
- Tesla (primary contractor)
- Kenworth (secondary contractor)
- Volvo (secondary contractor)
- RIDE (secondary contractor)

### Key Quotes
> Every part of the freight industry wants cleaner trucks, but until now each company faced that transition 	6 and its risks 	6 alone. ZET SCALE aligns shippers, carriers, manufacturers and financiers around a single, real demand signal. When the risk is shared across the whole chain instead of resting on any one player, the industry can finally move at scale.
> — Christoph Wolff, CEO of the Smart Freight Centre

> ZET SCALEs goals are exciting because they take the operational cost advantage and predictability that electricity provides and amplifies it at scale. We are proud to have been the primary selection in this RFP and look forward to giving shippers and carriers a new competitive edge.
> — Dan Priestley, Head of the Tesla Semi Programme

### Sources
- [US procurement alliance orders 2,500 Tesla Semi trucks - electrive.com](https://www.electrive.com/2026/09/23/us-procurement-alliance-orders-2500-tesla-semi-trucks) - electrive.com