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News•October 21, 2008

DUECO, Inc. Unveils Plug-In Hybrid Digger Derrick

DUECO Inc., in conjunction with Odyne Corp., has unveiled a plug-in hybrid electric digger derrick to dig holes and set electric poles by utility companies.

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News•October 21, 2008

NY Medium-Duty Restaurant Delivery Trucks Goes Fumeless

NEW YORK – Down East Seafood's owner, Edward Taylor, says his first all-electric, emissions-free medium-duty delivery truck emits no fumes.

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News•October 20, 2008

Subaru Forester Named Motor Trend 2009 Sport/Utility of the Year

CHERRY HILL, NJ – Topping 12 other contenders, the Subaru Forester was named Motor Trend's 2009 Sport/Utility of the Year.

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News•October 14, 2008

Daimler Trucks North America Plans Decisive Response to Changed Economic Environment

PORTLAND, OREGON - Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) recently announced a comprehensive plan to adjust and strengthen company operations in response to continuing depressed demand across the industry and structural changes in the company's core markets.

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News•October 14, 2008

Dodge Says Truck Market Is Alive and Well

SANTA BARBARA, CA – The redesigned 2009 Dodge Ram is now on its way to dealers in a market that’s not as robust as it was even a year ago.

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News•October 14, 2008

New Diesel-Electric Hybrid Truck Unveiled

WYOMING, MI – It is a new truck that could save nearly 1,000 gallons of fuel a year. The new DuraStar Hybrid truck was unveiled recently at West Michigan International Trucks in Wyoming.

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News•October 14, 2008

Growing Green at The Work Truck Show 2009

CLEVELAND – The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has intensified its focus on hybrid and alternative-fuel vocational trucks and equipment at The Work Truck Show 2009

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News•October 14, 2008

NADA/ATD Successful in Effort to Exempt Auxiliary Power Units From Federal Excise Tax

WASHINGTON – The National Automobile Dealers Association and American Truck Dealers led a successful effort to exempt Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) from the 12 percent federal excise tax (FET).

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News•October 14, 2008

Sleep-Related Crash Prompts NTSB Call for Research

WASHINGTON – Trucking companies should work harder to enforce rest for their drivers, and the government should move toward mandating the use of alarm systems to alert exhausted truckers.

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News•October 14, 2008

Cummins Recognized as Sustainability Leader on Global and Regional Levels

COLUMBUS, IN – For the fourth year in a row, Cummins Inc. has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World index, which represents the top 10 percent of the world’s largest 2,500 companies in corporate sustainability.

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