Work Truck Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH
Enter keywords to search across all content
NewsOctober 3, 2012

UPS to Add 40 Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles to its Fleet

BALTIMORE – UPS announced it will deploy 20 hydraulic hybrid vehicles in Baltimore and 20 in Atlanta. Developed by Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation and Parker Hannifin Corporation, the vehicles are expected to improve fuel economy up to 35 percent.

Read More →
NewsSeptember 26, 2012

J.D. Power: Medium-Duty Fuel Efficiency Improves, But Satisfaction Remains Flat

Even with positive improvements, customer satisfaction with medium-duty trucks remains flat at 757 (on a 1,000-point scale) in 2012, unchanged from 2011.

Read More →
NewsSeptember 19, 2012

Freightliner Trucks Marks Production of 500,000th Vehicle at Mount Holly Plant

MOUNT HOLLY, NC - Freightliner Trucks celebrated the production of its 500,000th vehicle at its Mount Holly, N.C. plant on Sept. 12.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
NewsJuly 13, 2012

Ryder Offers Free Test Drive for Natural Gas Trucks

MIAMI – In a continued effort to promote the benefits of natural gas vehicles for commercial fleets, Ryder System, Inc., is offering businesses in Sacramento, Calif., an opportunity to test drive alternative fuel trucks for free.

Read More →
NewsJune 1, 2012

Cascadia Evolution Unveiled by Freightliner

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD – Freightliner Trucks introduced the 2014 Cascadia Evolution Class 8 truck model.

Read More →
Articlesby Chris BrownMay 21, 2012

Inside the Green Fleet Decision Process

With a directive to go green, numerous fleet applications and so many alternative-fuel and power options, what’s a fleet manager to do? Work the grants system, fit the vehicle to the task and calculate a favorable ROI.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
NewsMay 17, 2012

FedEx Express Says Its Fleet Is Nearing 2020 Fuel Efficiency Goal Early

MEMPHIS, TN -The FedEx Express fleet is now 16.6% more fuel efficient, through 2011, when compared to its average fuel efficiency in 2005 (the baseline for comparison).

Read More →
ArticlesMay 7, 2012

Finding the Right Fuel-Efficient Fit

The growing number of fuel-efficient and alt-fuel offerings from OEMs and aftermarket upfitters for truck fleets give fleet managers more options than ever to manage fuel spend.

Read More →
NewsApril 20, 2012

Smith Dairy Trucking Breaks Ground for CNG Fueling Island

ORRVILLE, OHIO – Smith Dairy Trucking hosted a day-long event that included over 12 workshops and presentations that focused on understanding compressed natural gas (CNG) and how this alternative fuel can be incorporated into a fleet of any size.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
NewsApril 18, 2012

Leading Fleets Take Delivery of World’s First Commercially Available Hybrid Hydraulic Parcel Delivery Trucks

PASADENA, CA - Members of the HTUF Parcel Delivery Working Group have recieved hydraulic hybrid package delivery evaluation vehicles from Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), Morgan Olson, and Parker Hannifin.

Read More →