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Hybrid by Pete

DENTON, Tex. -- Peterbilt will display a production-representative, hybrid-electric medium duty truck -- outfitted with a fully integrated bucket lift body -- at the Hybrid Truck Users Forum National Meeting in San Diego this month.

Tunnel Test: Freightliner shows off mirror aerodynamics in wind tunnel

WASHINGTON -- If you've never driven through the eye of a hurricane, Freightliner can show you how it feels -- and how much fuel it'll cost you too.

Volvo invests in groundbreaking hybrid technology

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Semi-conductor material silicon carbide is one of the hottest substances today in the world of research into hybrid vehicles, says truckmaker Volvo.

Volvo puts on hybrid display for U.S. officials

WASHINGTON -- Volvo Group and Mack executives were in the U.S. capital yesterday to show off unique hybrid technology for heavy vehicles.

Freightliner prepares for first unveiling of hybrid truck

GAFFNEY, S.C. -- New hybrid powertrain technology developed by Freightliner Custom Chassis, Eaton, and Detroit Diesel will be on public display for the first time at two of the trucking industry's largest shows in early 2007.

Suppliers spin around global trucking predictions

LAS VEGAS -- Will a 'global' truck ever catch on in North America?

ArvinMeritor sells emissions systems unit to focus on core markets

TROY, Mich. -- Just a few months after boosting its marketshare in the commercial vehicle emissions solutions industry, ArvinMeritor has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Emissions Technologies business group to New York-based equity investment firm One Equity Partners (OEP) for about $310 million.

Delphi creates groundbreaking SCR technology

LUXEMBOURG -- The world's first automotive ammonia sensor has been developed by Delphi Corp. The new technology will allow direct closed-loop control of the SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) systems used by an increasing number of diesel vehicles to reduce NOx.

REMOTE TRUCK MONITORING

PeopleNet adds remote fault-code monitoring to PerformX fleet-management platform.

Hybrids dominate Work Truck Show

INDIANAPOLIS - Hybrid diesel/electric trucks have been dominating the proceeedings here at the Work Truck Show

REAL-TIME ASSET TRACKING

Stemco and Skybitz provide tracking, mileage reports.

SCR looks more viable as 2010 solution: Experts

NEW YORK -- Some of the barriers to making SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) the 2010 emissions solution of choice are falling in North America, according to industry experts.

SPECIAL REPORT: Robert invents a way to see what really happens inside a van trailer

MONTREAL -- You have to secure a load on a flat-bed trailer? No problem. Standard 10 of the National Safety Code on Cargo Securement, adopted in 2004, should give you pretty good instructions on how to proceed.

The Departed: FMCSA has eye on lane safety systems

WASHINGTON -- U.S. federal trucking regulators are taking a keen interest in new lane departure warning technology as a way to mitigate the rate of off-road accidents and rollovers on North American highways.

MIXER STABILITY

Volvo makes Enhanced Stability and Anti-Rollover Technology standard for Volvo VHD concrete mixers