Green Truck Summit 2011 Offers Glimpse into Future
November 23, 2010
The Green Truck
Summit, March 7-8,
2011, is jointly produced by the National Truck Equipment
Association (NTEA) and CALSTART. It is held in conjunction with The Work
Truck Show 2011 and 47th Annual NTEA Convention at
the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. The Work Truck Show runs
March 8-10,
2011, with educational programming beginning March 7.
Now in its fifth year, the Green Truck Summit is the leading educational
conference on green technology for vocational trucks. It provides practical,
real-world information on green vehicle funding and partnership opportunities,
implementation of green fleet programs, carbon footprint and idle reduction
techniques, hybrid chassis integration, fuel utilization improvements, and more.
It also brings together industry leaders to provide a look into the future of
commercial trucks.
“Our industry is in a very exciting period of evolution,” says Doyle Sumrall,
NTEA senior director of business development. “As innovative manufacturers
continue to develop new green technology, fleets and the businesses who support
them must understand how and when to use that technology to improve their
operations and environmental impact. The Green Truck Summit is a unique
gathering of technical experts, thought leaders and peers who all share their
knowledge to provide solutions for today’s issues, as well as guidance into the
future.”
The Green Truck Summit includes 18 breakout sessions, six general sessions and
two keynote addresses over a day and a half. During the first general session,
“Moving Forward: Truck Technologies Leading Us to the Future,” John Boesel,
president and CEO of CALSTART, and Jim Carney, NTEA executive director, share
their vision of the work truck industry landscape of the future. They discuss
current and upcoming trends in clean technologies which will improve fuel
economy and reduce emissions for commercial vehicles.
Representatives of Freightliner Trucks; Navistar, Inc.; and Eaton Corporation
cover “Planning for 2016 Fuel Efficiency Regulations: An OEM and Supplier
Discussion.” They address how OEMs and suppliers plan to support the work truck
industry in preparation for regulations being developed by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to
require medium- and heavy-duty vehicles to meet specific fuel efficiency
requirements starting in 2016.
Day two of the Green Truck Summit kicks off with a keynote address by Connie
Burek, solutions specialist, heavy equipment and truck, International Business
Machine, Inc. (Brimfield, IL) and Rob Stevens, chief engineer, Ford Commercial
Truck (Dearborn, MI), as they provide “A Sneak Peek at the Trucks of the
Future.” Burek and Stevens discuss the work truck of the future, including what
it will look like and technologies that will lead to reductions in fuel use and
emissions.
The final general session of the Green Truck Summit 2011 is “Gaseous Fuels:
What’s Working Now; What’s Coming Next.” Recognizing that
gaseous fuels have the potential to reduce internal combustion engine emissions
and the reliance on imported fuels, this session examines current and future
gaseous fuels, addresses the benefits and shortcomings of each, and provides an
overview of some of the real-world issues involved in transitioning a fleet to a
gaseous fuel. The session is presented by Bill Burns, fleet operations manager,
city of Columbus (Columbus, OH); Steve McConnell, lead fuels engineer, Center
for Transportation Research, Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne, IL); and
Marianne Mintz, transportation systems planner, Center for Transportation
Research, Argonne National Laboratory.
A complete Green Truck Summit schedule is available online at www.ntea.com/greentrucksummit/schedule.
Green work truck technology is also highlighted in several other areas of the
Work Truck Show, including the CALSTART Clean Technology and Fuel Pavilion on
the Show floor. Dozens of exhibitors throughout the hall feature their green
products and technologies in the Green Product Showcase program, which
recognizes products that improve fuel utilization, are environmentally friendly,
use recycled materials and/or support environmentally sustainable practices. And
the popular Green Truck Ride-and-Drive returns, giving all Show attendees the
opportunity to try out commercial vehicles that incorporate advances in hybrid
technology and alternative fuel applications. For more information about these
green opportunities, visit www.ntea.com/worktruckshow/greenproductsandprograms.
To
register for the Green Truck Summit and The Work Truck Show 2011, visit www.ntea.com or call 1-800-441-NTEA (6832). Green Truck Summit registration
includes an exclusive one-hour reception at 5:15 p.m. on Monday, March
7.
Produced
annually by the NTEA, The Work Truck Show showcases 500,000 square feet of Class
1-8 vocational trucks and equipment. It brings together thousands of work truck
professionals, including fleet managers, equipment buyers, maintenance
personnel, manufacturers, distributors and dealers.
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