'Going Green' newsPrevious | Topics home | Next View Trailer/Body Builders environmental news as it relates to the trucking industry, including environmental regulations, EPA guidelines, fuel conservation and other green technologies. Your roof: a new power source?Jul 11, 2008 11:31 AM Does your roof have the potential to reduce your energy consumption? General Motors thinks theirs does.... More green newsCox Enterprises Adds More Hybrid TrucksContinuing its transition to a more environmentally friendly fleet, Cox Enterprises announced the addition of nine International Durastar Hybrid Bucket Trucks... All charged upThe price for gasoline was $8 per gallon in the United Kingdom when the Commercial Vehicle Show was held April 15-17 in Birmingham, England. The price... PennDOT Orders Hybrid Buses From Azure DynamicsAzure Dynamics Corporation announced it has received an order from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for 10 hybrid buses... PACCAR Parts Offers Incentives on Fuel-Saving Idle-Reduction Truck TechnologiesPACCAR Parts announced a program to incentivize the sale of its idle reduction, engine-off cooling and heating technology provided by leading automotive and truck supplier Webasto... Eaton Wins CALSTART Award For Environmental Innovation And TechnologyEaton Corporation announced today it has received the CALSTART 2008 Blue Sky Award for innovation and advancement in sustainable transportation technology... UPS deploys 167 new green compressed natural gas delivery vehiclesUPS has announced the deployment of 167 compressed natural gas (CNG) delivery vehicles in Texas, Georgia, and California. The vehicles, part of UPS's... Volvo Launches Hybrid Refuse Truck in SwedenVolvo Trucks is taking an important step towards commercialization of hybrid technology for heavy vehicles... Ryder tractors, trailers take a green turnRyder System Inc has announced the launch of its RydeGreen line of tractors and trailers, designed to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.... UPS Expands ‘Green Fleet’ With 306 Alternative Fuel VehiclesUPS today announced it was adding 306 alternative fuel vehicles to its “green fleet” by placing an order for 167 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) delivery trucks while taking delivery of 139 new propane delivery trucks in North America... SmartWay designation means environmental standards metMack Trucks Inc, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, is offering its long-haul highway customers Mack Pinnacle tractors certified by the Environmental Protection... Wastequip to install green lighting systemWastequip Indiana, the primary manufacturing location of Galbreath brand products, plans to install a new energy-efficient, environmentally friendly lighting... Hybrids Aid Fleet 'Greening'While fleets seeking to go green seldom have a clear path to follow, hybrids offer one of the easiest ways to achieve multiple "green" objectives — such as lower emissions and reduced petroleum consumption — with just one vehicle type. ... New York Shows Off Green Fleet TechnologyWith a legitimate claim to the title “Greenest Fleet in America,” the New York City Dept. of Parks and Recreation featured hybrid and alternative fuel trucks of all sizes, biodiesel providers, electric cars and even solar-powered carts among the 130 vendors at its annual truck show yesterday... New process making green dieselUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering researchers are making a diesel-like liquid fuel from carbohydrates commonly found in plants.... Brown goes green: UPS to use fuel cell vehicle in its deliveriesDaimlerChrysler has revealed the first medium-duty fuel cell vehicle for commercial use in the United States. The vehicle was shown during an announcement... Volvo keen on truck engines going greenAB Volvo has announced its truck engines consume 20% less fuel than in 1995 and will achieve a total reduction of 25% by 2008. The OEM added that emissions... Greener, cleaner: Commercial vehicles take up Challenge for the first timeEntrants in the Challenge Bibendum clean-energy vehicle event recently competed for environmental honors amid the natural beauty of California's Sonoma... advertisement Of Interestadvertisement DirectoriesNewsletterBuyers Guide
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