National Truck Equipment Association's
Work Truck Show: March 4th through 6th
and Green Truck Summit: March 3rd
McCormick Place West Building, Chicago
Chicago's McCormick Place will soon host NTEA's Work Truck Show 2009 and 45th Annual Convention. It is a must-attend industry event for professionals seeking equipment, solutions and training, and it is being held in Chicago this year for the first time ever.
The Green Truck Summit on March 3 is a day of sessions geared towards fleet managers, equipment manufacturers and upfitters to assist in determining how the rapid development of hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles will impact their businesses. With the rising price of fuel, increased environmental concerns and new emissions regulations, hybrid and alternative fuel work trucks are a fast-growing segment of this industry. The keynote speaker for the Green Truck Summit will be T. Boone Pickens, discussing his Pickens Plan for greening and securing the nation's energy supply.
Dues-paying Chicago Area Clean Cities coalition members can still register for the Green Truck Summit for a discounted price of $89. Print and complete this application form (PDF), indicating on the top that you are a 2009 CACC member and fill in $89 as your registration rate. You cannot register online using the CACC rate, and you must have paid your dues for this calendar year.
If you can't join us for the Green Truck Summit, you can still attend the Work Truck Show at no cost. The same registration form (PDF) is a "pre-paid" pass to the entire trade show. Your registration will also include access to the Green Truck Ride-and-Drive on Wednesday and Thursday, one specialized NTEA educational session of your choice and all of the theatre-style education events on the show floor. To take advantage of this free opportunity, you must register now using this form (PDF).
CACC members are participating in the show in several ways: Those attending the Green Truck Summit can see Matt Stewart, City of Chicago, in a breakout session at 2:30 PM on Tuesday, March 3rd. Anyone at the show, even with only the free registration, can see John Walton, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, speaking at 1:30 PM on Thursday, March 5th, on the show floor. Finally, make sure you visit Booth 5206, the Chicago Area Clean Cities display in the Green Truck Pavilion on the show floor.
Green Vehicle Buyer's Guide
The US Dept. of Energy's Clean Cities program has released its 2009 Vehicle Buyer's Guide, and you can download the CACC version (PDF - 4 MB). This is a great resource for learning at a glance about light-duty, green vehicles available to meet your needs.
A Compelling Case for Natural Gas Vehicles
Presentations posted from seminar held Thursday, June 19, 2008 in Rosemont, Illinois
Workshop Moderator and Main Presentation:
Stephe Yborra,
Clean Vehicle Education Foundation/NGVAmerica -
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Natural Gas Vehicle Options
Barry Carr, American Honda Motor Co./Homeland Energy -
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Bill Boyce, Cummins Westport Inc. -
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Components of Fuel Cost & Fueling Station Options
Jared Hightower, GreenField Compression - Atlas Copco
Garnet Glover, Clean Energy
Federal and Local Incentives and Grants
Darwin Burkhart, Illinois EPA -
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Francis Vogel, Wisconsin Clean Cities, Southeast Area -
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Carl Lisek, South Shore Clean Cities
CNG Station Tour at GTI
Tony Lindsay, Gas Technology Institute -
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Fleet Users Panel
Leda Uriniuk, Transit Express (Milwaukee, WI) -
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Kris Kyler, Kyler Brothers Services (Indianapolis, IN) -
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Russ Barnett, Town of Smithtown (Smithtown, Long Island NY) -
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