Commercial Construction Equipment Users Forum (CCEUF) is focused on the formation of working groups and the scoping of potential demonstration projects.  CCEUF will form several sub-groups that will focus on hydraulics and fluids, codes and standards, and idle reduction.  Demonstration projects that could potentially have a military focus are being solicited and scoped.

The CCEUF will meet at HTUF 2009 in Atlanta with a half-day session that will include presentations on the military’s use of construction equipment, the electrification of off-road equipment, and hydraulic system configurations.  CCEUF will also spend time establishing the working groups.

After the meeting at HTUF, CCEUF will conduct monthly conference calls/webinars.  Next live meeting of the CCEUF post HTUF 2009 is targeted for March 2010.

Focuses primarily on class 8 solid waste collection vehicles. This group is technology-neutral and is open to hybrid-electric, hydraulic hybrid and potentially other hybrid drive system technologies. This group has developed a common hybrid refuse chassis specification and collecting duty cycle and refuse market data to support business case development, and will be assessing pre-production hydraulic- and electric hybrid refuse trucks. The City of Chicago serves as the user lead for this group.