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Senate introduces bill to give nat gas users a weight exemption
The Senate this week introduced its version of a bill to cut natural gas-powered trucks a break, giving them an exemption to federal truck weight standards as a means to mitigate the weight of nat gas tanks and to prevent natural gas adopters from being at a competitive disadvantage.
August 13, 2014
Business
eHighway tech to be tested in California next year
A two-mile demonstration project using overhead cables to power electric trucks is slated to begin in California in Jul 2015.
August 12, 2014
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Love’s to open CNG fueling at two Oklahoma travel stops
Love’s Travel Stops announced plans to open fast-fill compressed natural gas fueling capabilities for heavy-duty trucks and a CNG fueling option for passenger vehicles at existing travel stops in Ardmore and Webbers Falls, Oklahoma. The additions are expected to open in mid-2015 and will bring the number of Love’s Travel Stops in the state offering […]
July 31, 2014
Business
American Power Group partners with Green Buffalo Fuel to open Canadian LNG markets
American Power Group Inc. (“APG”) will be working with Green Buffalo Fuel, LLC (“GBF”) to begin marketing APG’s V5000 Dual Fuel Turbocharged System using GBF’s unique patent pending LNG fuel tank in the Canadian market. GBF is already marketing APG’s vehicular dual fuel system in the U.S. It is estimated that there are approximately 320,000 […]
July 30, 2014
Business
Clean Energy opens nat gas ‘Gateway to the West’ for CNG fleet
Clean Energy announced this week it has opened two new compressed natural gas fueling stations for Seaboard Transport. The America’s Natural Gas Highway stations are located in Albuquerque, N.M., and Winslow, Ariz., and were built to help fuel Seaboard’s new CNG-powered 58-truck fleet. In other Clean Energy news, the nat gas provider says Texas’ Commission […]
July 16, 2014
Business
Clean Energy, Saddle Creek doubling CNG fueling capacity at Lakeland facility
Clean Energy Fuels announced it is doubling the compressed natural gas station capacity at Saddle Creek Transportation’s CNG station in Lakeland, Fla., where an additional 25 Freightliner Cascadia tractors with Cummins ISX12 G heavy-duty natural gas engines are expected to fuel. Additional fueling agreements recently signed have resulted in the construction of new natural gas stations to support Clean Energy’s growing […]
July 10, 2014
Business
GTL: Trucking’s next ‘alt’ fuel?
What if instead of burning natural gas directly as a fuel it could be converted to high-energy diesel fuel capable of being dropped in diesel engines already on the road today?
July 7, 2014
Business
Kenworth monitoring wider use of natural gas
Just five years ago, Kenworth sold natural gas trucks in only six states. In 2013 that number jumped to more than 20.
June 20, 2014
Business
EVO CNG, Trillium CNG open fueling location in Wisconsin
Venture partners EVO CNG and Trillium CNG announced the opening of Wisconsin’s largest compressed natural gas fueling station in Oak Creek, Wis. The station is the first under the EVO Trillium CNG umbrella. The station’s anchor tenant, Sheehy Mail Contractors, operates 10 Freightliner Cascadia tractors with Cummins-Westport ISX G engines, and is planning to add more this […]
June 19, 2014
Business
Clean Energy completes LNG corridor from L.A. to Houston
Clean Energy announced the opening of its liquefied natural gas fueling station in El Paso, Texas. The station’s opening is significant for the company’s America’s Natural Gas Highway strategy as it effectively completes the LNG fueling infrastructure for the Interstate 10 corridor between Los Angeles and Houston. EJ Madison is the anchor customer at the […]
June 19, 2014
Business
Mack to offer grant application assistance for alternative fuel customers
To help customers maximize their return on investment, Mack Trucks announced it is now working with an organization to assist dealers and customers navigate through the grant process to obtain public funding for alternative fuel- and clean diesel-powered vehicles. “Mack is a leader in offering customers solutions that improve the total cost of ownership,” said […]
June 19, 2014
Business
Leading the way in LNG
Company: Dillon Transport, Inc., Burr Ridge, Ill. 2013 CCJ Top 250 rank: 218 Industry segment: Tank 2012 revenues: $81 million Revenue change vs. 2011: 24.6 percent Power units: 425 Trailers: 600 Drivers: 525 Dillon Transport, a liquid and dry bulk hauler based in Burr Ridge, Ill., has been leading the charge in adoption of liquefied […]
June 9, 2014
Business
All aboard with CNG
Company: Paper Transport, Inc., Green Bay, Wis. 2013 CCJ Top 250 rank; 238 Industry segment: General freight 2012 revenues: $69.1 million Revenue change vs. 2011: 24.3 percent Power units: 373 Trailers: 1,300 Drivers: 431 Paper Transport, headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., is a truckload carrier with a range of capabilities, including dry van, dedicated operations, […]
June 9, 2014
Business
Peterbilt announces new natural gas powertrain option
Peterbilt Motors Company announced a new powertrain option for several of its natural gas vehicles – including the new on-highway Model 579 and vocational Model 567 – that provides customers with an automated transmission and 100 percent natural gas engine that can be powered by either CNG or LNG. The Eaton UltraShift PLUS and Cummins […]
June 4, 2014
Business
Freightliner Hybrid-Electric Trucks Approved for New York Truck-Voucher Incentive Program
Freightliner Trucks today announced that its Freightliner M2 106 diesel-electric hybrid truck has been approved for the New York Truck-Voucher Incentive Program (NYT-VIP). In partnership with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, New York State Department of Transportation, New York City Department of Transportation and CALSTART, NYT-VIP provides $19 million in incentives […]
June 4, 2014
Business
PA logistics company adds Volvo CNG trucks to fleet
Third-party logistics provider Kane Is Able, Inc. (KANE — www.kaneisable.com) announced today that it is expanding its transportation fleet with seven compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered trucks. The commitment to fuel-efficient CNG-powered trucks is an important part of KANE’s sustainability initiative to reduce costs and minimize its carbon footprint. KANE’s new CNG-powered trucks are being manufactured […]
June 4, 2014
Business
American Power Group reports record dual fuel conversion orders
American Power Group Corporation announced their network of WheelTime dealers had a record order month for American Power Group’s (“APG”) V5000 Dual Fuel Turbocharged Natural Gas Systems. The following order activity is highlighted by the applicable WheelTime Dealer Member company. Clarke Power Services received a follow-on order for twenty APG Dual Fuel Gliders from a food-grade […]
May 28, 2014
Business
Green diesel technologies only getting greener
If Daimler – and even some of its competitors – can squeeze roughly 5 percent fuel economy every two years, how far off are we from the point where the math on determining the feasibility of an alternative fuel isn’t worth doing?
May 27, 2014
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