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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * USA - Paccar's fuel-saving hybrid trucks
Kenworth Truck, a subsidiary of Paccar, plans to begin full production of its T270 and T370 hybrid trucks in early September
Kirkland,WASH,USA -The Seattle Times -29 July 2008: -- ... Like the increasingly popular hybrid cars, these vehicles come with an electric motor that assists the main engine during acceleration and can capture the energy produced from braking, storing it in a battery for later use... Kenworth chief engineer Mike Dozier said hybrids are ideally suited for such delivery fleets, because stop-and-go driving allows the electric motor to operate and recharge its batteries more frequently... A hybrid truck can cost $40,000 more than its more traditional peers, which can sell for around $60,000 for the chassis alone; final costs vary widely according to specifications... But Kenworth says the trucks pay for that premium in four to five years. When used for deliveries, a hybrid truck can reduce fuel consumption by 30 percent; in its utility version, by 50 percent, said Dozier... (Photo by KEN LAMBERT / THE SEATTLE TIMES - Andy Douglas, Western region sales manager for Kenworth, shows off two medium-duty hybrid trucks. The Paccar subsidiary plans to start full production of the trucks in September. The nation's distribution industry relies on medium-duty trucks)* Cummins’ Profits Rise as Engine Demand Recovers
USA -Transport Topìcs -30 July 2008: -- Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc., said that its second-quarter profits rose to a record as overseas demand bolstered a recovering North American truck-engine market... Cummins said it earned $293 million, or $1.49 a share, in the quarter ended June 29, on sales of $3.89 billion, a 16% gain compared with the 2007 quarter... Total sales of heavy-duty truck engines in the second quarter rose to $672 million from $473 million a year ago, Cummins said in its latest earnings report. The company shipped 31,700 heavy-duty engines in the second quarter, up from 23,800 a year ago... Notwithstanding soaring fuel prices and a weak U.S. economy, Cummins said that demand for heavy-duty truck engines in North America improved from year-ago levels, when the 2007 federal emission regulations “led to sharply lower demand"...
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