Emissions & Efficiency

Peterbilt Model 384 EPA SmartWay- certified

April 2, 2009

ANAHEIM, CA. Peterbilt Motors Co. has announced that its Model 384 truck is slated to receive certification by EPA's SmartWay program

Wendy Leavitt

ANAHEIM, CA. Peterbilt Motors Co. has announced that its Model 384 truck is slated to receive certification by EPA's SmartWay program. The new certification will mark the third Peterbilt has received from the EPA for supplying clean, fuel-efficient vehicles.

Landon Sproull, Peterbilt chief engineer, made the announcement at the special "Go Green" event the company is hosting here with Rush Enterprises to help fleets to learn more about hybrid trucks and alternative fuel vehicles first-hand.

"Peterbilt takes pride in its products and facilities, its environmental leadership," Sproull said. The 384, like all SmartWay-certified vehicles, must be properly spec'd to qualify for the certification, including aerodynamic devices, single-wide tires and other components.

About the Author

Wendy Leavitt

Wendy Leavitt joined Fleet Owner in 1998 after serving as editor-in-chief of Trucking Technology magazine for four years.

She began her career in the trucking industry at Kenworth Truck Company in Kirkland, WA where she spent 16 years—the first five years as safety and compliance manager in the engineering department and more than a decade as the company’s manager of advertising and public relations. She has also worked as a book editor, guided authors through the self-publishing process and operated her own marketing and public relations business.

Wendy has a Masters Degree in English and Art History from Western Washington University, where, as a graduate student, she also taught writing.