NC firm completes FedEx trucks converted to hybrid

The Associated Press, July 21, 2009

FedEx Express is taking delivery of more than 90 delivery trucks a North Carolina company converted from standard diesel-powered vehicles to electric hybrid trucks.
The delivery giant's vehicle fleet vice president on Tuesday sends the trucks journeying from Charlotte to California. They'll be used in LA, San Diego and San Francisco.
FedEx has been using hybrid trucks for more than 5 years, but these are the first switched from conventional to hybrid power.
Can-Am Custom Trucks Inc. co-owner Terry Potts said the Charlotte company completed the conversions with parts supplied by Gaffney, S.C.-based Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. and Eaton Corp.