Posts belonging to Category Going Green

Meijer places first fleet order for EPA 2010 trucks

Posted by Jason Cox on September 3, 2009

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced that Meijer, a US Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay award-winning retailer, had placed the nation’s first fleet order for US EPA 2010 trucks with the company. Meijer purchased 40 EPA 2010 Freightliner Cascadia trucks equipped with Detroit Diesel DD13 engines with the new BlueTec emissions technology.
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EPA Partners with ibank.com to connect Truckers with Green Vendors and Lenders

Posted by Jason Cox on August 25, 2009

iBank.com connects truckers, truck stop owners and locomotive owners to an online network of SmartWay certified vendors and financing solutions for low-emission, fuel-efficient technologies
COSTA MESA, CALIF., AUGUST ǹ, 2009–The federal government’s Cash for Clunkers program is making headlines—but consumers aren’t the only ones who need help financing lower-emission, fuel-efficient vehicles.
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Windshield Washer Fluids Using Green Chemicals Now Available

Posted by Jason Cox on August 18, 2009

Daimer Industries, Inc.®, a major supplier and worldwide exporter of commercial cleaning products, and green chemicals, announced a line of all-natural, plant-based windshield washer fluids that are available in concentrations up to 1500:1 for blenders, distributors, vehicle fleets, trucking, bus companies, the military, auto repair and parts stores, and others serving the transportation industry.
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