TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * USA - Purolator orders 600 hybrid trucks from Azure Dynamics

Oak Park.MICH,USA -Today's Trucking (CAN) -17 Jan 2011: -- Purolator has ordered 600 hybrid trucks from Azure Dynamics Corporation – the single largest order of hybrid electric technology for the high-tech company...  According to Azure, 200 units will be delivered to Purolator in 2011, with an additional 200 units scheduled in both 2012 and 2013, subject to annual authorizations...   Purolator will operate the world’s largest fleet of Azure’s Balance Hybrid Electric vehicles with 955 units, including the 2011-2013 deliveries...  All units will include the Balance Hybrid Electric second generation architecture characterized by the Johnson Controls-Saft lithium ion battery plus many other upgrades designed to improve efficiency, reliability and durability...  Purolator operates a fleet of 3,500 vehicles and is consistently rated as one of Canada’s most admired corporate cultures...