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UPS has revolutionized the shipping industry and has changed how business is conducted. This increased efficiency and reliability has come with a major price tag for the economy. To help curb the use of natural resources UPS joined with the EPA, the Eaton Corporation, and military vehicle manufacturer Navistar International Corporation to develop and road test a more eco friendly delivery truck. The result was the P1000 HHV Hydraulic Hybrid truck, which could be hitting UPS delivery routes by the first quarter of 2009. In their first road tests, the trucks have achieved 40-50 percent better fuel efficiency than standard UPS trucks and a 30 percent reduction in CO2 emissions. The trucks combine a high efficiency diesel engine with a hydraulic propulsion system, and drivers who have tested them say they are quieter and produce less harmful fumes. After 18 months of road testing the new trucks, UPS put in an initial order of seven hydraulic hybrids, which became the first commercial purchase for a truck using the groundbreaking technology. If the Hydraulic Hybrid technology proves successful when the trucks are taken on the road, UPS expects to eventually add more HHVs to their growing “green fleet,” which already includes a diverse group of 2,100 electric, hybrid electric, compressed natural gas, liquified natural gas, and propane powered delivery trucks. The new HHVs are slightly bigger than standard UPS delivery trucks. Even though the truck is still brown on the outside, rest assured UPS is going green. I'm Elizabeth Chambers. Check back here for more eco friendly news and tips, right here on LivingGreenChannel.Com.