Fuel Economy Dominates MATS as Suppliers Tout Products, Innovations
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fuel efficiency was the top theme as the nation’s truck supply community hosted throngs of customers and prospects at the Mid-America Trucking Show, which officially opened here on Thursday.
While three truck makers introduced new models — and others touted improved versions of their existing ones — the topic of improving fuel efficiency was heard throughout the vast halls of the Kentucky Exposition Center.
Purveyors of goods and services looked to tap into widespread interest in maximizing dollars spent to power the trucks that move the nation’s freight.
While an increase such as 7 to 7.35 mpg may seem trivial to a layman, a 5% improvement in one year is a triumph for a truck maker, said David Hames, a general manager with Daimler Trucks North America.
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