Toyota will be offering heavy-duty hybrid truck chassis in both North America and Japan. Toyota owns Hino Truck, which has a relatively small market share in the US.

The trucks will be an all new design, compared to other manufacturers, which plan to modify existing truck designs. commercial trucks will likely not enjoy the same benefits in cost savings as passenger vehicles. But Toyota's strategy appears to be to offer the least expensive hybrid truck on the market, which may increase sales.

Market leaders like GM and Freightliner are not planning to have hybrid truck chassis available for several years. Smaller companies like Eaton and Azure Dynamics are developing hybrid trucks based on modifying existing platforms.