Natural gas: Page 4

C.A.T. goes all in on CNG with order from Ryder

C.A.T. has signed a full-service agreement with Ryder System for 100 compressed natural gas sleeper tractors, marking Ryder’s first natural gas lease customer in Canada and its largest single natural gas vehicle customer to date. C.A.T., a truckload carrier based in Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada, will use the trucks in its delivery fleet that travels from Montreal, […]

October 24, 2014

Clean Energy, Dillon Transport announce multi-year fueling agreement

Clean Energy Fuels and Dillon Transport announced a multi-year fueling agreement in which Clean Energy will supply 2.5 million diesel gallon equivalents of compressed natural gas to the tank carrier annually. In addition, Clean Energy plans to open three new public-access CNG stations in Houston and Midland Texas and Atlanta by year-end to accommodate the […]

October 8, 2014

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New compressor from Trillium CNG to cut fueling time in half

At a press conference at the 2014 American Trucking Association’s Management Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, Trillium CNG introduced its new 7-inch Hydraulic Intensifier Compressor (HY-C) technology, which the company says can achieve a theoretical fill rate of 20 gas-gallon-equivalents per minute. “The new 7-inch HY-C not only preserves valuable driver time, which is […]

October 5, 2014

Trillium CNG says its new 7-inch HY-C compressor can achieve fill rates up to 20 gas-gallon-equivalents per minute.

Volvo puts natural gas engine plans on hold

Adapting to the pace of the North American alternative fuel market, Volvo Trucks has put on hold plans to launch its own compression ignition liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine for North America, the truck and engine maker announced this week.

October 1, 2014

‘Seed to sip’ sustainability: Brewery fleet moves to CNG

Anheuser-Busch is replacing its 66-diesel tractor fleet in Houston with compressed natural gas powered tractors. This marks the beer company’s first conversion of an entire brewery fleet and represents a significant milestone in achieving its goal to reduce carbon emissions.

September 10, 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (third from left) was on hand to celebrate the opening of the EVO Trillium CNG facility in Oak Creek, Wis.

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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