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TRUCKMAKERS ' NEWS
* USA - Environmentally-friendly ProStar goes green with EPA's SmartWay program
Warrenville,Ill,USA -Truck News (Can), by Adam Ledlow -3 Apr 2007: -- The International ProStar has officially been recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency as a SmartWay-eligible tractor because of its superior environmental and fuel consumption performance compared to traditional tractors and trailers... Eligibility for the SmartWay Transport Partnership is based on a comprehensive set of fuel-saving, low-emission equipment specifications for new class 8 long-haul tractors and trailers. The spec’s are aimed at achieving fuel savings of between 10 and 20%, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and significantly reducing NOx particulate matter and other air pollutants...
* USA - Cat prepared to pounce on engine service for ACERT Technology
Mossville,Ill,USA -Trucks News (Can), by Steven Macleod -3 Apr 2007: -- With more than 1.59 million Cat engines on the road today, and more than 1.17 million on-highway engines shipped in the last 12 years, 2006 was a record-breaking year for Caterpillar Global On-Highway engine sales. This success is a direct result of Caterpillar's commitment to developing technology solutions, specifically the introduction of the company's state-of-the-art ACERT Technology for emissions reduction, explained the manufacturer...
* USA - Freightliner to Redesign Trucks in Response to EPA 2010 Rules
Louisville,Ky,USA -TTNews, by Frederick Kiel & Jonathan S. Reiskin -2 Apr 2007: -- Freightliner LLC, North America’s largest manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks, will unveil a new generation of Class 8 on-highway tractors as a response to the next round of federal emissions regulations scheduled for 2010, said Chris Patterson, the company’s chief executive officer... In a March 23 speech to the Heavy-Duty Manufacturers Association here, Patterson said Freightliner will phase out the current Century, Classic, Columbia and Coronado models by the end of 2009 and that, in 2010, only the next-generation tractors would be available to fleets, owner-operators and other truck buyers...
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