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Alternative power: Page 31
Natural gas reality check, Part 1: Dieselâs dip and navigating todayâs challenges
By 2012, there was no bigger buzzword in trucking than natural gas. Dieselâs recent price drop, however, stymied the upward momentum of the alt fuelâs adoption in the trucking industry. But the volatility of diesel prices could make nat gas attractive long term.
May 31, 2015
GE Capital, Canada and Shell sign natural gas supplier agreement
GE Capital, Canada announced today the signing of a commercial agreement with Shell Canada Products (Shell) with a view to facilitate the trucking industryâs adoption in Canada of liquefied natural gas (LNG), a cleaner-burning, less expensive fuel. Under this agreement, GE Capital and Shell will work together to reduce monthly payments for truck fleets that [âŚ]
May 28, 2015
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Florida dairy farm inks natural gas deal with Ryder System
Ryder System announced  that it has signed a natural gas vehicle (NGV) lease contract with its new customer in Florida, M&B Products, an eco-friendly dairy farm. M&B has signed a full service lease agreement with Ryder for three compressed natural gas (CNG) heavy duty vehicles. The new CNG trucks will be maintained by Ryder at its [âŚ]
May 28, 2015
Business
amp Trillium opens two CNG stations in Texas
amp Trillium, LLC, the joint venture between ampCNG and Trillium CNG, has announced the opening of two public-access compressed natural gas stations in Texas.
May 28, 2015
Business
Panel looks at alt fuel options and how to drive adoption
Executives from Penske, Rush Enterprises and Toyota â among the industryâs biggest players â spoke about the hurdles to adoption that need to be overcome and how to help customers see the benefits at this yearâs ACT Expo.
May 8, 2015
Business
ampCNG surpasses 30 million miles with Class 8 natural gas fleet
ampCNG, a company leading the transition to compressed natural gas as a transportation fuel in the commercial trucking industry, has announced its fleet of Class 8 CNG trucks has surpassed 30 million miles achieving fuel efficiency of 6.17 miles per diesel equivalent gallon. With this accomplishment, ampCNG has demonstrated the commercial and operational viability of [âŚ]
May 7, 2015
Business
Alliance AutoGas unveils propane bi-fuel system for Volvo D13/Mack MP8
Achieving a first-ever EPA compliance, Alliance AutoGas says the system completed testing for the first on-road U.S. Diesel/LPG mixed fuel EPA certification.
May 7, 2015
Business
Parker distributor launches website to aid NatGas fleets in search for parts
Sales director Henry Testa says the new website provides owners of fleets ranging from 1 to 100,000 trucks with direct access to high performance products for their vehicle maintenance needs.
May 7, 2015
Business
Anheuser-Busch named the 2015 Green Fleet of the Year
Last year, Anheuser-Busch converted its Houston fleet of 66 trucks to natural gas and expects to save more than 2,000 tons of carbon through this effort.
May 7, 2015
Business
Fleet study: Fuel efficient technology saved $477M last year
Fourteen fleets operating more than 53,000 tractors and 160,000 trailers achieved fuel savings of $477 million in 2014, according to a study released this week.
May 7, 2015
Business
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
Business
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
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