Industry News

Freightliner: LA to DC on CNG

A Freightliner Cascadia 113-inch BBC day cab tractor powered by the new Cummins Westport ISX12 G natural gas engine took off from ACT Expo Thursday, headed east on the manufacturer’s first-ever heavy duty U.S. crossing –fueled all the way by public-access CNG.

FortisBC Implements Incentive Program for HD Natural Gas Vehicles

Canadian energy utility FortisBC has introduced an incentive funding program to assist qualifying heavy-duty fleet operators to purchase natural gas vehicles, following the announcement Government of British Columbia’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction regulation announcement.

British Columbia GHG-Reduction Incentives Deliver Big Boost to NGV Industry

British Columbia’s Ministry of Energy and Mines has instituted a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction regulation that will help to diversify and increase the market for natural gas in British Columbia’s transportation sector as well as deliver on its Natural Gas Strategy

Waste Management bulks up CNG fleet in own back yard -Solid Waste - Waste & Recycling News

Waste Management Inc. is greatly expanding the company's fleet of compressed natural gas-powered collection vehicles in the Houston area and opening a new station in Conroe, Texas.

ATA chief sees move to natural gas, better days ahead for trucking

Bill Graves, American Trucking Assns. president & CEO, is optimistic about the future of trucking and predicts that the increased use of natural gas as truck fuel will bring major changes to the industry. However, the former two-term Kansas governor expressed concern over the apparent inability of Congress to agree on a transportation bill and the higher Interstate speed limits being posted in some states.

Kenworth to add heavy duty Cummins Westport ISX12 G to complete line of natural gas engines

Kenworth Truck Company is expanding its extensive line of green products by offering the Cummins Westport ISX12 G heavy duty natural gas engine for use in regional haul, vocational and refuse markets.

Trucking industry moving to end reliance on crude

The time is right for commercial transportation to move away from petroleum and embrace new technologies. The shift has already begun.

Frito-Lay Pledges a Major Shift Toward Natural-Gas Trucking

On Tuesday, Frito-Lay announced it would add 67 trucks that would run on compressed natural gas, known as C.N.G., to its fleet.

Truck, Engine Makers See Natural Gas as Practical Alternative to Diesel Fuel

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Truck and engine manufacturers at the Mid-America Trucking Show here declared natural gas the victor in the industry’s search for a practical alternative fuel to diesel, saying they could have three different types of natural-gas engines by 2013 and a nationwide network of 100 fueling stations that offer it by 2014.

A cleaner fuel for the long haul

Trucking firms and other industries are stepping up interest in using natural gas cooled to liquid (LNG) as a cleaner fuel. But it poses challenges, such as: Where do I fill up? One of western Canada’s main trucking routes runs nearly 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles) from northern Alberta to the British Columbia port of Vancouver. Most of the trucks run on diesel. But some run on fuel that can significantly cut polluting exhaust emissions: natural gas, cooled to a liquid for easy storage.

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