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News•August 28, 2014

Fleet Gets 14 MPG Hybrid Hino Truck

To reduce its carbon footprint and fuel expenses, this plumbing, heating and air company has started to integrate the hybrid Hino cab-over into its service truck fleet.

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Products•August 27, 2014

Peterbilt Adds New Configuration for SmartAir System

Peterbilt has added a compact space-saver battery box for the no-idle SmartAir system for Model 579 trucks.

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Articles•August 27, 2014

Q&A: Green Fleet Conference Speaker Mark Smith

Mark Smith, the Department of Energy’s Clean Cities program’s vehicles technologies deployment manager, will be kick starting the 2014 Green Fleet Conference as its opening keynote speaker. We talked to him about he program, fleet challenges and more.

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Products•August 26, 2014

Mitsubishi Announces Idle Limit System Option for Canter Trucks

Mitsubishi Fuso has made an idle limit system optional for its Canter line of work trucks.

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Articles•by Jim Park•August 26, 2014

How Tires Affect Fuel Economy Testing

When setting out to evaluate a fuel-saving product, you don't want your numbers skewed by differences in rolling resistance from the tires. With some fuel-saving devices promising only marginal gains, the tires' contribution to the fuel consumption can adversely affect the apparent performance of the product. Here's what to watch for when setting up an evaluation or testing program.

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News•by Evan Lockridge•August 26, 2014

Lower Fuel Prices Forecast for 2015

If you have been enjoying the recent drop in fuel prices, expect it to continue into next year, according to the U.S. Energy Department’s latest Short Term Energy Outlook.

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Articles•by Jim Park•August 26, 2014

Driving the Peterbilt-Cummins Fuel-Sipping SuperTruck

The SuperTruck lives up to its name as a groundbreaking technology demonstration project that is also fun to drive.

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News•August 25, 2014

Average Diesel Cost Falls to Lowest Price in More Than a Year

There seems to be no letting up when it comes to recent declines in the average price of on-highway diesel, with it hitting its lowest level since July 2013.

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Articles•Cover Story•August 25, 2014

Inside the Numbers Driving the Heavy-Duty Trucking Industry

There are many ways to tell a story – through words in books and magazines, pictures, videos, song, and more. With the inaugural issue of the HDT Fact Book, we are telling trucking’s story through facts, numbers, statistics, charts, and graphs.

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