Environmental Regulations Present Heavy Duty Truck Market with New Revenue Opportunities

PALO ALTO, Calif.--The Automotive and Transportation Group at Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce its 2008 Quarterly Analyst Briefing Presentation on the North American heavy-duty truck industry regulatory environment to be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 12:00 pm PDT.

The current emission reduction regulatory environment presents heavy-duty truck market participants an opportunity to pursue new revenue streams by developing innovative solutions. For instance, the environmental regulations offer opportunities for market participants to introduce hardware systems that reduce emissions or to develop services and applications that enable compliance monitoring. The impending regulations act as a key market driver for developers and marketers of emerging technologies in commercial vehicle powertrain and after-treatment markets.

This briefing will benefit stakeholders in the heavy-duty commercial vehicle market that participate in the diesel engine, after-treatment, idling systems, and truck manufacturing vocations. Developers and adopters of advanced powertrain technologies impacted by the Environmental Protection Agency as well as existing and upcoming idling regulations will gain insight into the state-of-the-art compliance technologies. Specifically, participants will learn the market adoption potential for new technologies and their market implications. The information in this presentation will help market participants develop growth strategies based upon actionable information.

Highlights of the briefing include: overview of the North American and global emission and idling regulations, available solutions for regulation compliance, analysis of the solutions from technology and market adoption viewpoints, strategic observations and recommendations.

“Never before has the North American heavy-duty truck industry faced a complex regulatory environment synthesized by a collection of disparate and progressively strengthening environment-focused regulations,” notes Frost & Sullivan Program Manager Sandeep Kar “The impending regulations incumbent on the industry represent issues ranging from diesel engine emissions to idling. Regardless of which side of the industry’s spectrum a company is placed, the fact remains that impending regulations require it to focus on development and introduction of products and solutions that ensure compliance while justifying the return on investment made by fleets and end-users.”

To participate, please email Sara Villarruel at svillarruel_pr@frost.com with the following information: your full name, company name, title, telephone number, e-mail, address, city, state and country. Upon receipt of the above information, a registration link will be e-mailed to you. You may also register to receive a recorded version of the briefing at anytime by submitting the aforementioned contact details.

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