The Green Truck Summit expanded to a two-day event in 2010 and provided a sold out crowd of 563 industry professionals with deep insights into the latest developments in green technologies. The Summit, sponsored by International Truck, was produced in partnership with CALSTART.
INSIGHTS FROM THE GREEN TRUCK SUMMIT
This year's Green Truck Summit (March 9-10, 2010) was presented to a sold out crowd of 563 industry professionals. Considered the industry's leading educational forum on the latest developments in green technologies, this conference overviewed hybrid and alternative fuel technologies, applications for commercial vehicles and results of real-world deployment. Unable to attend? Presentation handouts are now available on CD for $50 GTA, CALSTART and NTEA members; $100 nonmembers. Order by calling 1-800-441-6832 and requesting product #2260 or visit Shop NTEA.
The event kicked off Tuesday, March 9 with the presentation of the first-ever Green Truck Leadership Award to U.S. Representative Gary Peters (MI) for his outstanding contributions in promoting advanced alternative fuels technologies for work trucks.
Dr. Kristina Johnson, Under Secretary for Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), spoke about U.S. opportunities for increasing commercial truck productivity and discussed the commitment of DOE leadership on fuel use reduction. Her presentation showed a balanced view of harnessing and leveraging current and future technologies.
Day two (March 10) of the Green Truck Summit began with Jack Roushchairman of Roush Enterprises and CEO/co-owner of NASCAR team Roush Fenway Racing (Livonia, MI),who presented alongside Roy W. Willis, president and CEO of the Propane Education and Research Council (Washington, DC). Their discussion provided insights into the value of propane as a domestic resource which can lead the U.S to energy independence.
Educational Sessions
In addition to the keynote presentations, the Green Truck Summit included general sessions and breakout sessions led by industry leaders, government officials and academic experts who overviewed hybrid and alternative fuel technologies, funding opportunities, applications for commercial vehicles, fleet operations and real-world results of implementing green technologies. For more session details, view a full schedule of events
The Green Truck Association
Also, NTEA outgoing president Andrew Outcalt, President of Meyer Products and Swenson Spreader (Cleveland, OH) in his opening remarks at the Green Truck Summit announced the formation of a new NTEA affiliate division, the Green Truck Association (GTA).
Learn more about the Green Truck Association.
Mark Your Calendars Now
Next year’s Green Truck Summit will be held March 7-8, 2011, in conjunction with The Work Truck Show (March 8-10) in the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
