Mover makes business case for hybrids
The way William Duggan sees it, diesel-electric hybrid commercial trucks are good for his moving and storage business in two ways. The first is that, over time, the hybrid design will reduce diesel fuel consumption and thus save him money. By extension, though, cutting fuel use also lowers the pollution coming out of the vehicle's tail pipe; thus strengthening the appeal of his hybrid truck – and thus the attractiveness of his company to his ever-more environmentally sensitive clientele.
"The business case speaks for itself because today's client wants to do business with responsible companies," Duggan, owner and president of Wm. Duggan Co., a Walpole, MA-based Atlas Van Lines agent, told FleetOwner. "The fuel savings will pay for the cost of the hybrid … but the true return is incalculable. This technology lets us do the right thing for the environment and win new customers."
Duggan's household moving firm recently purchased a new 2010 Kenworth T370 diesel-electric hybrid straight truck from Atlas Terminal Co. and sourced from Evansville, IN, Kenworth dealer Palmer Trucks and body manufacturer Kentucky Trailer – making it the first Kenworth hybrid moving truck, according to the OEM.
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