UPS plans pact with EPA, Eaton and Navistar
Atlanta Business Chronicle
United Parcel Service Inc. is planning an "important announcement" about its alternative-fuel vehicle fleet.
The package shipper (NYSE: UPS) will hold news conference at 2 p.m. on Oct. 27, in Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park to unveil “a unique public-private partnership between UPS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Eaton Corp. and Navistar.” In May, UPS said it was working with the EPA on a hydraulic hybrid delivery vehicle.
More on the story after the official UPS announcement...
UPS’ green fleet operates in the United States, Germany, France, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom and has traveled about 144 million miles since 2000. The fleet includes electric, hybrid electric, CNG, liquefied natural gas and propane-powered vehicles.