Peterbilt Hybrid Medium Duty Hydraulic Assist Truck Hits the Road

Well we knew it was just a matter of time untilIt boasts a 28 to 40% fuel savings using hydraulic
Peterbilt stepped up to the plate with a HybridHybrid assist which means that it also works
Truck and the engineers at Eaton Corporationgreat for work trucks which use a PTO - Power
their partner in the new design were holdingTake Off unit to power up boom or other
nothing back. In fact this new truck is not onlyequipment.
breaking sales records - selling like hotcakes, but itPeterbilt also makes a Model 320 which has a
is delivering incredible fuel efficiency and savings,Hydraulic Launch Assist system and it is a Class 8
as well as power. Just what the trucking companyTruck. The Model 320 collects a portion of the
customers ordered and a few municipalities andheat from the brakes in hydraulic fluid, which is
utility companies too.used later to help assist in acceleration, when the
Peterbilt (Model 335) has introduced their Hybridmost amount of fuel is typically used. The
Medium Duty Truck and it's main market is forscheme works very well actually and is an
Utility Companies and Cities, which are leading byexample of great innovation and superb
example. Peterbilt's customers have requested aengineering agrees the T-5 Group (The Truck
Hybrid Unit for PR and cost savings. The ModelThink Tank Team).
335 has a 6.7 Liter PX-6 PACCAR Diesel hybridWhere can you get one? Well if you are not on
motor, which uses Eaton Corporationthe list yet, it might be a while so get in line.
Technologies.