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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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UPS Lets Customers Offset CO2 of Shipments

Posted by Environmental Leader on 06/10/2009

UPS is offering eco-minded customers the option of paying a price to offset the emissions associated with shipment of their packages.The UPS Carbon Neutral program costs just a nickel per package for regular ground services and 20 cents per package for Next Day Air, 2nd Day Air and 3 Day Select s ...

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Delta, Southwest, United, Others To Adopt Biodiesel for LAX Ground Equipment

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/08/2009

An alliance of eight airlines at Los Angeles International Airport has agreed to a multi-year deal to use renewable synthetic diesel for ground service equipment operations.The deal, which calls for up to 1.5 million gallons of the synthetic fuel, will not take effect until late 2012, when the fu ...

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UPS to Reduce Airline Carbon Emissions 20% by 2020

Posted by Environmental Leader on 08/07/2009

United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) plans to cut the carbon emissions of its airline by an additional 20 percent by 2020, for a total reduction of 42 percent since 1990, according to the company’s latest sustainability report. UPS said aircraft emissions account for 53 percent of UPS’ to ...

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Hybrid Trucks Take the Hill

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/06/2009

A high-tech truck convoy arrived on Capitol Hill this week, showcasing the fuel-saving hybrid technology in the nation’s biggest vehicles. Duke University also unveiled its new study that finds hybrids provide the U.S. with a strategic opportunity in competitiveness, green jobs and reduced ...

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