Executives from Overdrive/Truckers News, Cummins, Utility Trailer, and Freigtliner held a roundtable meeting at the 2010 Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas. All agreed that future technologies and current trends and technology will make the next decade of trucking much more fuel efficient and cost-effective than it is today. The SuperSession: Tomorrow’s trucks and [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Balqon Sending Trucks to China
August 30th, 2010 
Aaron Turpen Balqon Corporation, which makes all-electric commercial trucks and dock spotters, has closed a deal with China-based DynaProTech for electric drive systems. The initial $490,000 deal will send Balqon’s electric drive systems to China where DynaProTech will add them to their lineup of chassis including buses, heavy trucks, etc. for sale to the Chinese market. China [...]
New Holland to Show Prototype Hydrogen Fuel Cell Tractor in U.S.
August 27th, 2010 Aaron Turpen The New Holland NH2 hydrogen fuel cell tractor will make its debut in North America on August 31 at the 2010 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. The NH2 is a 106hp working prototype HFC tractor based on New Holland’s popular T6000 Series tractor. The experimental NH2 has already toured Europe and wowed audiences and [...]
Nevada Gives Natural Gas / Diesel Mix the OK
August 25th, 2010 Aaron Turpen A refinery near Reno, Nevada produces a cleaner-burning and more efficient fuel called GDiesel, a mixture of natural gas and diesel fuel. It’s the first of its kind to win approval in Nevada, allowing it to be used in all governmental vehicles in the state including state, county, and municipal. Advanced Refining Concepts, which is [...]
Posted in Biodiesel, Natural Gas / Propane 
Tags: diesel fuel, GDiesel, Nevada, Reno, Reno Nevada 
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