GE Capital Fleet Services Hosts Environmental Performance Webinar: Medium & Heavy Truck Environmental Policy Update
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - GE Capital Fleet Services will host a webinar Tuesday, December 8, as part of an Environmental Performance webinar series, which will examine current trends in the truck fleet industry.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - GE Capital Fleet Services will host a webinar Tuesday, December 8, as part of an Environmental Performance webinar series, which will examine current trends in the truck fleet industry. The second webinar of the series will address 2010 clean diesel mandates and proposed environmental regulations for medium and heavy duty trucks.
The Medium & Heavy Truck Environmental Policy Update webinar will feature Rich Kassel, Senior Director, Natural Resources Defense Council and Ken Gillies, Truck Operations Manager, GE Capital Fleet Services.
Topics to be discussed will include a review of current federal environmental policies for medium and heavy trucks and how these will affect the trucking industry. Speakers will highlight government funding opportunities including stimulus packages and transportation bills and discuss case studies of large truck fleets that have become more efficient in this new regulated environment. In addition, the webinar will address the impact of current and proposed future clean air regulations for medium and heavy truck fleets and will provide helpful tips to deal with these mandates today and down the road.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET)
Cost: Free
Registration: Click here
GE Capital Fleet Services' Environmental Performance webinar series was created to focus on "green" and what it means to companies with vehicles. Subject matter covered will include legislation, medium-to-heavy truck regulations, electric vehicle application and more.
Past and upcoming webinar dates and topics include: U.S. Environmental Legislation Outlook (December 1); Medium & Heavy Truck Environmental Policy Update (December 8) and Electric Vehicles and the Smart Grid (January 12).
Participants will be able to interact directly with speakers by submitting questions during the online seminar. For further information, email GE Capital Fleet Services at: fleetwebinar@ge.com
As an environmental thought leader within the commercial car and truck fleet industry, GE Capital Fleets Services has published two guides on environmentally efficient fleet management and driver best practices. The complimentary guides are available for download at: gefleet.com/ecoguides
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