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U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta Fuels Fleet with Biodiesel

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta claims it is the first major foodservice distributor in Georgia to fuel its entire delivery fleet with biodiesel. The distributor is using B5 fuel, a 5-percent blend of diesel made from vegetable oils, animal fats or recycled restaurant greases, to run its 185 tractor-tra ...

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First All-Hybrid FedEx Facility Established

Posted by Environmental Leader on 09/11/2009

The Bronx, New York, operation of FedEx will become the company’s first to exclusively use hybrid delivery vans. The addition of 51 new delivery vehicles brings the facility’s total to about 100 hybrid trucks.After the new vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corp. are added, FedEx’s hy ...

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Solar-powered truck prototype unveiled in Tokyo

Posted by AditiJ on 24/10/2009

Solar power is taking the world by storm. We have already witnessed numerous novel and pioneering solar-powered creations and hope to see some more in the future. Let me introduce you to one such creation. Tokyo has lately unveiled the prototype of.

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UPS Trying New Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks

Posted by Environmental Leader on 22/10/2009

Using trucks where the engine has no direct physical link to the wheels, UPS is testing a new hydraulic hybrid system for some of its trucks.The trucks use a Freightliner custom chassis and hydraulic hybrid system from Parker Hannifin Corp. Financing for the trucks has been made possible by the D ...

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All-electric Peterbilt dump truck is greener than those posh hybrids

Posted by DeshRaj on 06/10/2009

At the fifth AltWheels Fleet Day exposition in Framingham, a hydraulic truck stands proud among the most posh and dirt free cars. The Staples Inc. fleet is all praises for their cleanest ever refuse truck called Peterbilt dump truck. The electrically.

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