Altec Green Fleet Receives Clean Air Champion Award

Sonoma, Calif., May 30, 2014—Altec is honored to receive the 2014 “Clean Air Champion Award” presented by the East Bay Clean Cities Coalition and local Public Fleet Supervisor’s Association. The award was given at a luncheon and annual business meeting held in Sonoma, Calif., at the Sonoma Raceway.

“Altec Green Fleet is honored and humbled by this award,” says Mark Baer, Altec Green Fleet Sales Specialist. “We are grateful for the partnership with our California customers and proud to provide a solution that enhances their work at the job site and improves air quality for the community.”

The annual award recognizes superior achievement and sustained excellence in the alternative fuel and advanced technology clean air vehicle field. Altec Green Fleet’s Jobsite Energy Management System (JEMS®) has been established as a fuel-saving and clean air opportunity for the transportation and electric utility industry. Altec JEMS® provides our customers with the ability to use stored electrical energy to power the aerial device, cab comfort, tools and exportable power. This innovative technology eliminates idle time at the job site and results in less noise pollution, fuel consumption and carbon emissions; and also provides a safer and healthier work environment.

Altec Green Fleet offers customers the opportunity to save emissions and benefit the environment. And, closer to home in Dixon, Calif., Altec is also a proponent of job creation and community involvement. The new green-focused facility has provided more than 100 jobs for Dixon and the surrounding areas.

Altec customer and partner, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) received the award in 2013 for their great influence of green technology and environmental benefits throughout the large community they serve.