Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has extended its deadline for fleets seeking funding to upgrade with aerodynamic components. Originally announced on September 10, 2009, the SmartWay-Certified Technology Fund is offered to the on-road Canadian owned or operated fleets and Owner-Operators for the purchase, the installation and the performance measurement of existing certified SmartWay technologies for Class 8 vehicles. The submission deadline date is now November 30, 2009, by which applications must be post-marked.

OTTAWA — ecoENERGY for Fleets has extended its submission deadline date and now applications must be post-marked no later than November 30, 2009.

Originally announced on September 10, 2009, the SmartWay-Certified Technology Fund is offered to the on-road Canadian owned or operated fleets and Owner-Operators for the purchase, the installation and the performance measurement of existing certified SmartWay technologies for Class 8 vehicles.

A “Frequently Asked Questions and Answers” section with more details is now available at NRCan’s website at http://fleetsmart.nrcan.gc.ca/sctf.

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