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Going green is a process, not a step
From the top down, âgoing greenâ makes a lot of sense. Everyone wants to reduce their carbon footprint, but the process of taking that step can be complicated. Green technologies are often expensive, and initiatives many times come as directives from upper management. The process of actually going green often falls on lieutenants who are [âŚ]
May 6, 2015
Business
Penske lands grant that will help fleets test CNG trucks
Penske Truck Leasing has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to support the companyâs Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Demonstration and Enhanced Driver Experience Project.
May 6, 2015
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Walmartâs lonely search for an altfuel strategy
The search for a viable alternative fuel strategy can be a lonely one. Elizabeth Fretheim, director of logistics sustainability for Walmart says itâs that lonely feeling that scares many fleets away from ever taking the first step.
May 6, 2015
Business
Cummins Westport unveils new natural gas mid-range engine
The ISB6.7G, which will operate exclusively on CNG or LNG, features Cummins Westportâs spark-ignited, stoichiometric combustion with cooled exhaust gas recirculation (SEGR), which was first introduced in the ISLG.
May 5, 2015
Business
UPS investing in renewable fuels for California fleet
Mike Whitlatch, vice president of global energy and procurement for UPS, says UPS has a goal of driving one billion miles on alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet by the end of 2017.
May 5, 2015
Business
T. Boone Pickens: âI think youâre looking at $100-plus for oil foreverâ
Pickens says U.S. producers, who at their peak had more than 1,600 rigs drilling for oil, are responsible for the decline in oil prices.
May 5, 2015
Business
Agility Fuel Systems, Cummins announce partnership
The partnership will include technology development and integration of software and hardware between Cumminsâ natural gas engines and Agilityâs onboard fuel storage and delivery system.
May 5, 2015
Business
Rush Enterprises bringing new CNG fueling system to market
At the ACT Expo in Dallas, Texas Monday, Momentum introduced the industryâs first complete compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system solution for Class 6 to Class 8 trucks.
May 4, 2015
Business
Peterbilt highlights green trucks at Earth Day Texas
Peterbilt Motors Company is again participating in the worldâs largest Earth Day celebration â Earth Day Texas â April 24-26 at Fair Park in Dallas. The company has two vehicles on display, the Model 579 EPIQ and a natural-gas powered Model 579, and a unique driving simulator that includes a full-size truck cab.  âEarth Day [âŚ]
April 24, 2015
Business
Natural gas conversion for Cat truck engines gains EPA approval
Omnitek Engineering Corp. announced it has received a Certificate of Conformity from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) applicable for diesel-to-natural gas engine conversions of the popular Caterpillar C15 engine family for model years 1993 to 2006. TheCertificate of Conformity allows engine conversions to proceed in 49 States and includes the Caterpillar 3406E, C15, C15 ACERT and C16 engine models. Omnitek [âŚ]
April 23, 2015
Business
Alt fuel innovator seeks fleets/older trucks to beta test emulsified diesel system
A Michigan-based alternative fuel developer is seeking fleets with older-generation tractors to beta test a new emulsified fuel system. Fierce Fuel Systems says that its new X2O  diesel fuel system will allow fleets with older trucks to remain competitive and advance toward stringent U.S. emissions mandates solution while keeping on the road â and making money â [âŚ]
April 17, 2015
Business
Clean Energy opens four new LNG locations to support Raven Transportâs 115 LNG tractor purchase
Raven Transport is expanding its natural gas fleet with the purchase of 115 Peterbilt Model 579 sleeper tractors powered by liquefied natural gas engines from Rush Truck Center in Jacksonville, Fla. Clean Energy will serve as the Raven Transportâs LNG operation by opening fueling locations in Atlanta, Birmingham and Theodore, Ala., and Pearl, Miss. The fleet will also fuel [âŚ]
April 2, 2015
Business
Northeast Florida welcomes first public-access CNG station
amp Trillium LLC, a joint venture between ampCNG and TrilliumCNG, and Champion Brands Incorporated celebrated the grand opening of the first public access compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling station in northeast Florida. The new 24-7 station in Jacksonville, Fla., will feature Trillium CNGâs HY-C fast-fill hydraulic intensifier compressor. The new station supports the regionâs quest [âŚ]
March 3, 2015
Business
Gain, âOâ Ring announce CNG station co-branding partnership
Gain Clean Fuel, a division of U.S. Gain, has partnered with âOâ Ring CNG Fuel Systems, a compressed natural gas provider and station builder. The partnership will co-brand âOâ Ring CNGâs four CNG stations as âOâ Ring CNG / Gain Clean Fuel and incorporate them into Gain Clean Fuelâs nationwide infrastructure of CNG stations. The [âŚ]
February 26, 2015
Business
Ryder to train entire maintenance staff on natural gas vehicle technologies
Over 6,000 maintenance and service employees across Ryderâs 800 maintenance facilities will be trained on the new technology.
February 23, 2015
Business
Eaton, Cummins announce more profound powertrain integration push
The Eaton-Cummins SmartAdvantage powertrain has proven to be so successful, that Mike Taylor, Cummins Global Powertrain Manager, says the two companies will be continually refining existing products â and introducing new ones â soon.
February 15, 2015
Business
Nopetro inks CNG agreement with Central Florida Transit
Nopetro, a Florida-based compressed natural gas fueling infrastructure provider, today announced it will build and operate a CNG fueling station for the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (Lynx). In addition, Nopetro will provide improvements to its maintenance facility and convert the public bus fleet to CNG. Nopetroâs station would also be available to serve private [âŚ]
February 12, 2015
Business
Ryder eclipses 30 million miles with natural gas fleet
Ryder System announced this week it has surpassed 30 million miles with its fleet of liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas tractors. The company, which began its natural gas vehicle program in 2011, has replaced approximately 4.6 million gallons of diesel fuel with lower emission domestically produced natural gas. Ryderâs natural gas fleet operations serve [âŚ]
January 29, 2015
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