Ep. 134: Dakota Semler – Xos Trucks
From Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends by NACFE
April 28, 2026 · 28 min · Episode 135
About this episode
Dakota Semler discusses his journey at Xos Trucks and the company's shift towards medium-duty electric vehicles.
Dakota Semler, chief amazement officer at Xos Trucks, talks about his 10 years at the company, why the company pivoted to medium-duty trucks, and the company’s focus on markets that were going to grow and see tremendous conversion to zero emissions vehicles in the near term. He also talks about how he got into trucking, how he pivoted into electric vehicles and the beauty of the simplicity of BEVs. He shares information on the Xos-Windrose collaboration, and talks about the importance of constantly learning.
People in this episode
Guest: Dakota Semler
Topics covered
- electric vehicles
- medium-duty trucks
- zero emissions
- trucking industry
- business strategy
- collaboration
- continuous learning
Keywords
- Dakota Semler
- Xos Trucks
- medium-duty trucks
- zero emissions
- electric vehicles
- trucking
- collaboration
- business strategy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Xos Trucks, Xos-Windrose
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