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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 →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 →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 →NAPA VALLEY, CA – Detroit Diesel Corporation showcased the Detroit DT12 automated manual transmission.
Read More →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 →NATIONAL HARBOR, MD – Freightliner Trucks introduced the 2014 Cascadia Evolution Class 8 truck model.
Read More →Freightliner has set up a microsite, www.freightlinergreen.com, where viewers can follow the tour's progress, and look at the fuel savings and greenhouse gas reduction estimates. As of Thursday morning, the site reported a savings of $330.00 compared to using diesel.
Read More →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 →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 →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.
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