HAUPPAUGE, NY – DUECO, Inc. has issued a purchase order to Odyne Corp. for installation of Odyne’s propulsion technology into an aerial lift truck, to be displayed at the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) Oct. 16-18 in Louisville, Ky. Odyne and DUECO had entered into an exclusive agreement earlier this month whereby DUECO and Odyne will develop and install proprietary plug-in hybrid electric vehicle propulsion systems optimized for aerial lift truck applications.

The ICUEE exposition is one of the largest tradeshows in the country, with approximately 17,000 industry professionals attending. Attendees can test the equipment on display.

Odyne’s plug-in technology provides much of the energy used to operate the truck loads during stationary operation from the power grid. The drive system Odyne is developing for DUECO is designed to minimize fuel use and emissions in a typical aerial truck mission. The Odyne system will provide the fuel efficiency and emission enhancements typical of a hybrid vehicle while the truck is traveling to and from the work site and will allow the engine to be shut off during most of the stationary operation.