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Miller industries debuts hybrid recovery truck at Daytona 500

The racers competing on the track in NASCAR events may still be the cars of yesteryear when it comes to technology, but there was one bit of green on the track for the season opener at Daytona last week. Miller Industries provided a flat-bed race recovery truck with a hybrid drivertrain. The International DuraStar 4300 chassis was equipped with Eaton's heavy duty diesel electric drive system. This is the same system that's been installed on a variety of trucks and buses around the country in the last couple of years. The engine has an ... Read more →

First Drive: 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid and GMC Sierra Hybrid Jeremy Korzeniewski

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Once again, this time-honored dictum is proving true as pickup trucks regain their rightful place at the top of the U.S. sales charts ...

Ford's Doug Scott: Hybrid trucks are a publicity stunt Sam Abuelsamid

Doug Scott is the marketing manager for Ford's truck division and he was the one who said "capability matters" when talking about the new 2009 F-150. That means he's chiefly responsible for trying to ...

Daimler brings ten hybrid trucks to London Jeremy Korzeniewski

London trucking got a bit greener today as Daimler AG has delivered ten Fuso Canter Eco Hybrids to various customers in the city. The 7.5-ton hybrid trucks are expected to save about 15-percent in ...

UPS places largest ever order for fleet of green trucks Jeremy Korzeniewski

UPS, a company which already has twenty-five hybrid diesel electric commercial vehicles in operation, is expanding its fleet of green vehicles by ordering an additional two-hundred hybrid electric ...

Miller industries debuts hybrid recovery truck at Daytona 500 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

The racers competing on the track in NASCAR events may still be the cars of yesteryear when it comes to technology, but there was one bit of green on the track for the season opener at Daytona last week. Miller Industries provided a flat-bed race recovery truck with a hybrid drivertrain. The ...

First Drive: 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid and GMC Sierra Hybrid 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Once again, this time-honored dictum is proving true as pickup trucks regain their rightful place at the top of the U.S. sales charts following a precipitous fall from grace last summer. As you've undoubtedly noticed, the cost of gasoline has ...

Ford's Doug Scott: Hybrid trucks are a publicity stunt 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Doug Scott is the marketing manager for Ford's truck division and he was the one who said "capability matters" when talking about the new 2009 F-150. That means he's chiefly responsible for trying to convince people to buy his employers trucks. In that capacity he has to convince people F-150s are ...

Daimler brings ten hybrid trucks to London 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

London trucking got a bit greener today as Daimler AG has delivered ten Fuso Canter Eco Hybrids to various customers in the city. The 7.5-ton hybrid trucks are expected to save about 15-percent in both fuel and carbon emissions using a diesel engine and electric drivetrain. The eight customers were ...

UPS places largest ever order for fleet of green trucks 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

UPS, a company which already has twenty-five hybrid diesel electric commercial vehicles in operation, is expanding its fleet of green vehicles by ordering an additional two-hundred hybrid electric vehicles and three-hundred compressed natural gas vehicles from Daimler's Freightliner Custom Chassis ...


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