Emissions Reduction

Cummins ISX12 increases fuel economy 

Feb 1, 2012

Cummins Inc announced its ISX12 heavy-duty engine with fuel economy improvements for regional haul, vocational, and specialty applications. The ISX12 leverages the strength and performance of its predecessor, the ISX11.9, to deliver fuel economy improvements of up to 5% in regional haul applications and as much as 12% in vocational applications....

Hino Trucks pulls ahead
in satisfaction once again,
study rankings indicate
 

Feb 1, 2012

Hino Trucks ranks highest in customer satisfaction with conventional medium-duty engines four years in a row, and the company ranks highest in customer satisfaction among conventional medium-duty trucks two years in a row....

C R England Dedicated
to operate LNG trucks
provided by PacLease
 

Jan 31, 2012

C R England Dedicated and Paccar Leasing Company (PacLease) have entered into a full-service lease agreement for new Kenworth T800 tandem axle day cab tractors powered with the Westport GX 15-liter LNG (liquefied natural gas) engine....

Cronos Group gets
onboard with ZESTIA
reefer container units
 

Jan 26, 2012

The Cronos Group has become the first client worldwide for ZESTIA, the new low-power, high-performance container refrigeration machine from Daikin Reefer....

Southern Refrigerated
Transport is recipient
of 100,000th DD engine
 

Jan 24, 2012

Detroit Diesel Corporation has delivered its 100,000th DD platform engine to Southern Refrigerated Transport (SRT), a subsidiary of Covenant Transportation Group....

UNFI Lancaster TX facility
earns LEED certification
 

Dec 15, 2011

United Natural Foods Inc has received LEED Gold certification by the US Green Building Council for its Lancaster TX distribution center....

World LNG Fuels 2012
scheduled for January
 

Dec 13, 2011

World LNG Fuels 2012 will bring foodservice and refrigerated truck fleets the latest update on using liquefied natural gas as a vehicle fuel....

Testa Produce takes ‘green’
to a higher level—literally
 

Dec 5, 2011

It’s no play on words to say the roof crowning the new Testa Produce Inc distribution center is “green.”...

TRU compliance extension
application form offered
 

Dec 2, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently approved an amendment to the Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) regulation that allows compliance dates to be extended for a limited time....

Daikin’s ZESTIA container reefer unit
boosts efficiency, temperature control
 

Dec 1, 2011

Daikin Reefer has unveiled new container refrigeration technology that meets carrier and shipper demands for low energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions while providing precise cooling performance for chilled and frozen cargoes....

NaturaLINE CO2-based
container refrigeration
system makes its debut
 

Nov 30, 2011

Carrier Transicold debuted its container refrigeration system that uses the natural refrigerant CO2 at the Intermodal Europe Show recently, one year after the company announced it had developed and begun testing the technology....

Heinz salutes CTI
as Carrier of Year
 

Nov 15, 2011

Heinz North America has recognized Cryo-Trans Inc as the winner of its 2011 National Carrier of the Year award for performance in transportation of Heinz’ frozen food products....

Truck reefer unit enables simultaneous
chilling, warming of cargo compartments
 

Nov 10, 2011

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd has developed a truck refrigeration unit that enables simultaneous temperature control of two separate cargo compartments with different temperature settings entirely by heat pump....

Mile Hi Foods generates
mile-high savings using
Vector trailer reefer units
 

Nov 9, 2011

With its 27 Carrier Transicold Vector multi-temperature trailer refrigeration units, Mile Hi Foods Company is saving around $85,000 annually in fuel costs while improving operational sustainability....

DTNA celebrates delivery
of 1,000th natural gas truck
 

Nov 8, 2011

Daimler Trucks North America has delivered its 1,000th natural gas truck and is the first commercial vehicle manufacturer to achieve this milestone....

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