Tag: The U.S. Department of Energy

PIT Group Joins Truck Platooning Research

PIT Group Joins Truck Platooning Research

| August 9, 2017

PIT Group, the research and engineering branch of FPInnovations focused on improving fleet maintenance and operations in the North American, has announced that it is participating in Transport Canada’s Cooperative Truck Platooning Systems (CTPS) testing program that began July 24th and will end August 18th at the Motor Vehicle Test Centre in Blainville, Quebec. Supported […]

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Mesilla Valley Transportation Fleet Taps Auxiliary Solar System for 1,000 Vehicles

Mesilla Valley Transportation Fleet Taps Auxiliary Solar System for 1,000 Vehicles

| August 9, 2017

Mesilla Valley Transportation is going green — having recently purchased nearly 1,000 eNow auxiliary solar power system energy systems for its fleet of Navistar trucks. Recently, Navistar’s SuperTruck program demonstration vehicle exceeded the improvement goals set by the Department of Energy for the SuperTruck program: achieving a freight efficiency improvement of 104% compared to the […]

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