What you need to know:
- Austin-based Hyroad Energy, winner of the Nikola bankruptcy auction, is accelerating its hydrogen trucking push through a Trucking-as-a-Service (TaaS) model
- A deal with Total Hydrogen Solutions (THS) will support a new hydrogen refueling station in Katy, Texas, backed by a full-capacity hydrogen offtake agreement for fleet demand
- The site will include onsite hydrogen production via electrolysis and fast-fill fueling for heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell trucks, advancing scalable hydrogen infrastructure
- Following its acquisition of 113 Nikola Tre FCEV trucks, the company is expanding services, restoring operations, and targeting hydrogen refueling growth in Texas, Southern California, and Houston
Austin, Texas–based Hyroad Energy, the winner of Nikola's bankruptcy auction last August, is back in the news in a major way.
Today, the company, which focuses on a Trucking-as-a-Service (TaaS) model, said it is locking in fuel supply as it ramps up its hydrogen trucking push.
A Nikola Tre FCEV semi truck with green and white Hyroad Energy livery.Hyroad Energy
It has signed a commercial fueling agreement with Total Hydrogen Solutions (THS), a division of Pneumatic & Hydraulic Company LLC, to support a new hydrogen refueling station in Katy, Texas. Hyroad says it has also secured an offtake deal for the site's full capacity, positioning it to meet growing demand from fleet customers across the state.
The station—designed, built, and operated by THS—will feature onsite hydrogen production via electrolysis and support fast-fill fueling for heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell trucks and trailers. The project caps nearly two years of collaboration between the companies, with the site expected to be fully operational later this year.
A white hydrogen fuel charging station sits in a warehouse ahead of its deployment.Hyroad Energy
"We're proud to partner with Hyroad Energy on this important step forward for hydrogen trucking in Texas. This station represents the kind of scalable, reliable infrastructure the industry needs, and it reflects our commitment to delivering end-to-end hydrogen solutions that help fleets transition with confidence," said Mark Mire, owner and CEO of Total Hydrogen Solutions.
[Related: Hyroad Energy partnership aims to boost California's hydrogen trucking network]
Hyroad and Nikola
Hyroad acquired 113 hydrogen fuel cell (FCEV) Nikola Tre semis, along with spare parts, software platforms, operational infrastructure, and key intellectual property assets last summer.
Since then, it's made series of big announcements, specifically the restoration of Nikola trucks' connectivity and subscription services, comprehensive support for hydrogen trucking—covering maintenance, software, and parts—and a new partnership with Pacific Clean Fuels and OneH2 to revive one of California's largest hydrogen-powered truck fleet deployments.
Clean Trucking also spoke with Hyroad's Chief Technology Officer, Aaron Lapsley, in February about the company's shift from a consulting-driven startup to a TaaS provider. He said the company is now "laser-focused" on expanding hydrogen refueling in Southern California and the Houston area.
"Hydrogen trucking is a space to watch right now, and relationships like this one [with THS] are exactly why. Hyroad is well on its way to offer our fleet customers in Texas the reliable, high-throughput fueling they need to operate at scale," said Dmitry Serov, CEO and founder of Hyroad.
