International Truck and Engine Corporation and Eaton Corporation Announce Pilot Hybrid Program

MARSHALL, Mich.--Oct. 1, 20044, 2004--

WHAT:  A major announcement of the largest ever fleet purchase and
       deployment of medium- duty diesel-electric hybrid utility 
       trucks, to be made at a press conference during the national 
       meeting of the Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) in Kalamazoo,  
       Mich.

WHY:   Diesel-electric hybrid technology offers enormous potential
       to improve commercial truck fuel economy by 40-60 percent and 
       reduce emissions. Currently, hybrid technology is mostly known 
       in passenger cars. Now, funding and purchasing incentives such 
       as those provided by the HTUF program can help speed early 
       adoption of hybrid technologies, and will accelerate 
       significant hybrid penetration in the near future.

WHO:   The HTUF program is operated by the WestStart advanced
       transportation technology consortium with the U.S. Army 
       National Automotive Center (NAC). The HTUF national meeting is 
       hosted in 2004 by Eaton Corporation and International Truck and
       Engine Corporation.

       Press conference speakers on hybrid utility truck project 
       include:

       --  Bill Van Amberg, WestStart;

       --  Kevin Beaty, Hybrid-Electric Business Unit Leader, Eaton;

       --  Tom Cellitti, vice president and general manager, Medium 
           Vehicle Center; International Truck and Engine Corporation;

       --  Dennis Wend, executive director, U.S. Army NAC.

WHEN:  Friday, Oct. 15, 2004 
       11 a.m. Eastern Time

WHERE:       Demo at Marshall Proving Grounds 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Eastern Time 
       19218 B Drive S., Marshall, Michigan 
       (maps and directions available)