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Eerily quiet truck stops. Executives vying for the position of vice president in charge of tree planting. Retailers sharing proprietary information with third-party service providers. Cut-throat competitors shipping their products in the same truck. Welcome to the average workday of the not-so-distant future.
It's not easy being green; nor is it cheap. Reclaiming returned products requires investments in technology and labor. But there are a lot of good reasons to make the effort.
To stay square with the EPA, makers of big diesel engines have found new ways to curb the clouds of noxious diesel exhaust. But the low-emissions engines carry a high price.
As engine makers and fleet operators work toward building and operating vehicles that reduce particulates and noxious gases, some out-of-the-mainstream ideas seem to hold at least a modicum of promise.