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CALSTART Blue Sky Awards recognize companies and organizations for clean transportation efforts
CALSTART
CALSTART recently held its Blue Sky Awards to honor companies and organizations for their efforts to be leaders in clean transportation.
Drivetrains
Odyne delivers first bucket truck in California equipped with plug-in hybrid system
Odyne Systems, LLC
The Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power has received the first bucket truck in California equipped with an Odyne plug-in hybrid system.
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Proximity Detection & Safety Systems
DTNA introduces suite of safety systems Detroit Assurance
Daimler Truck North America LLC
DTNA has introduced a suite of proprietary safety systems, Detroit Assurance, which fully integrates customers' Detroit powertrain with the safety system.
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Telematics
Deere completes acquisition of Auteq Telematica
John Deere Ag and Turf Division
Deere & Co. has acquired Auteq Telematica, a Brazil-based technology company which will enhance Deere's focus on the sugarcane industry.
Engines
Volvo launches Tier 4 Interim/Stage IIIB engine conversion kits
Volvo Construction Equipment
Volvo CE now offering Tier 4 Interim/Stage IIIB engine conversion kits to allow customers to sell used equipment into less regulated countries.
Hardware
Afton Chemical presenting lubrication products at International CTI Symposium
Afton Chemical Corporation
Afton Chemical will be presenting on ways to reduce carbon dioxide through use of additives at the International CTI Symposium.
Engineering & Manufacturing
John Deere G Series wheeled excavators include hydraulic engine management with three productivity modes
John Deere Worldwide Construction & Forestry Div.
John Deere's new 190G W and 230G W excavators include three productivity modes to help operators move more material an a fast and efficient manner.
190G W excavator
Drivetrains
Navistar introduces ProStar ES efficiency package
Navistar International Corp.
The Navistar ProStar ES package for International ProStar trucks combines aerodynamics and a drivetrain with downspeeding and efficient rear axles to provide increase fuel efficiency capabilities.
Market Analysis
High Class 8 truck orders indicate strong North American truck market
FTR Transportation Intelligence
FTR reports orders for Class 8 trucks reached 40,560 units, indicating a strong North American truck market.
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Hardware
Southco Honeoye Falls facility receives CEI Environmental Excellence Award
Southco, Inc.
The Southco facility in Honeoye Falls, NY, has received a Center for Environmental Initiatives Excellence Award for its environmental preservation efforts.
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Engineering & Manufacturing
John Deere Tier 4 Final dozers include Electro-Hydraulic control system for increased efficiency
John Deere Worldwide Construction & Forestry Div.
John Deere's new 750K and 850K Tier 4 Final dozers include updated Electro-Hydraulic controls which provide improved blade response and control for increased productivity and efficiency.
The 850K is the first John Deere dozer to feature EcoMode. EcoMode optimizes fuel economy while maintaining ground speed by automatically adjusting engine speed and transmission settings based on load.
Engineering & Manufacturing
Electric power at Volvo's New River Valley plant is now 100% generated by methane gas
Volvo Trucks North America
Electric power used by Volvo's New River Valley plant is 100% generated by methane gas from local landfills, helping the facility achieve carbon neutral status.
Volvo Trucks’ New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Va., in November became carbon neutral in its electricity use. All electric power for the plant now is generated by methane gas from 13 landfills in the region.
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