AMP Americas, a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling company that helps corporate and independent long-haul trucking fleets transition from gasoline and diesel to CNG, today put its first 12-Liter Kenworth T660 truck on the road. The truck is the first of 42 new T660 trucks that will upgrade one of the largest CNG fleets in the country.
The 42 new CNG trucks have the ability to travel over 600 miles between fuelings and will hold a 136-diesel gallon equivalent of CNG. Powered by 11.9 liter engines from Cummins Westport, the Kenworth trucks will be outfitted with Agility back of cab CNG tank systems and Trilogy Engineered Systems side-rail assembly CNG tank systems.
“Over the past year and a half, our 9-Liter CNG fleet has successfully run over 8.9 million miles on a dairy route between Fair Oaks Farms, Indiana, and Murfreesboro, Tennessee, displacing more than 1.5 million gallons of diesel fuel,” said Nathan Laurell, CEO of AMP Americas. “We will go over the 10 million mile mark this year. Our trucks will now be stronger and get even better mileage on the road. The savings on fuel costs and the reduction of emissions will continue to be incredibly substantial.”
CNG is domestic, abundant, and about 40% less expensive than diesel. It has significant environmental benefits as it produces the fewest emissions of any motor fuel. CNG is the cleanest burning fossil fuel, which means less vehicle maintenance and longer engine life. From a financial perspective, the long-term benefits in fuel cost savings far outweigh the incremental costs associated with converting to CNG fueled units for dedicated routes. According to the National Energy Policy Institute, if all heavy trucks in the U.S. converted to CNG, America could reduce US oil consumption by 12%, or 2 million barrels of oil per day.
AMP Americas co-owns a CNG plant that produces renewable natural gas from cow manure through a process called anaerobic digestion and is also offering a new finance model that provides companies with leasing support for CNG vehicles that fuel at AMP-owned stations. The model also includes garage and maintenance packages. Interested fleets should contact [email protected].
