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Sustainability•by Staff•June 20, 2012

Propane Autogas Truck to Save Thousands for Roofing & Construction Business

MADISON, WI – Midwest Roofing and Construction in Dodgeville, Wis., expects to save around $5,000 annually on fuel costs after converting the company’s 2012 Ford F-150 5.0L to run on clean propane autogas.

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Sustainability•by Staff•June 20, 2012

PowerPhase HD Electric Drive Systems Powering FedEx Express Boulder EV Vans

LONGMONT, CO - UQM Technologies, Inc., has begun supplying the PowerPhase HD 220 electric drive systems to Boulder EV to build delivery vans for FedEx Express.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•June 19, 2012

2013-MY Hyundai Equus Features Engine and Transmission Updates

With the new engine and transmission combination the Equus gets fuel-economy figures of 15 mpg city, 23 mpg highway and 18 mpg combined.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•June 19, 2012

GM Sets Retail Pricing for 2013-MY GMC Terrain Denali SUV

Denali comes with a number of standard safety systems, including forward collision alert, lane departure warning, and blind side zone and rear cross traffic alert.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•June 19, 2012

Nissan to Make New Tire Pressure Alert System Available on All Vehicles

The Easy-Fill Tire Alert system is an all-new control module that the company is phasing into redesigned models (such as the Altima). It works by alerting the driver to a low tire and, in some models, displaying the current pressure and tire(s) that require filling on the dashboard display.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•June 19, 2012

Improved Vehicle Designs Over 8 Years Reduced Highway Fatalities and Injuries, NHTSA Says

Although the report didn’t cite specific structural or technological features of later model-year vehicles, two areas the report found significant improvement including improved rollover protection and side-impact protection.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•June 19, 2012

Diesel Exhaust Linked to Lung Cancer, Says WHO

LYON, FRANCE – The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization (WHO), has classified diesel engine exhaust as “carcinogenic to humans."

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Sustainability•by Staff•June 15, 2012

Peterbilt Dealer Announces South Carolina Natural Gas Truck Forum

Greenville, SC – The Pete Store, LLC announced plans to hold a Natural Gas Truck Forum in Greenville, South Carolina on July 24th.

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Fuel•by Staff•June 15, 2012

Volvo Group to Strengthen its Range of Trucks Powered by Natural Gas

GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN — Under the Mack brand, the range of trucks powered by natural gas will be expanded by a further two models during 2013, Mack Pinnacle and Mack Granite.

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Operations•by Staff•June 15, 2012

Truckload Driver Turnover Edges Upward for Large Truck Fleets

ARLINGTON, VA – After a one quarter reprieve, the annualized turnover rate for large truckload fleets rose slightly in the first quarter of 2012 while small truckload fleets saw a tremendous surge in turnover, according to Bob Costello, American Trucking Associations (ATA) chief economist.

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