UPS has announced plans to build an additional six compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 390 new CNG tractors and terminal trucks and 50 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles to its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. In all, this represents more than a $90 million investment in natural gas. According to Mark […]
Shell has signed an agreement for 15 liquefied natural gas (LNG) heavy-duty vehicles supporting oil and gas logistics operations in Lafayette, La. and Houston, Texas. The vehicle provider is Ryder, which, as the company describes, “currently manages road transportation for Shell’s freight hauling activities across its U.S. exploration and production (E&P) activities, including a dedicated […]
Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R) and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) have announced an agreement whereby Ryder will be switching the fuel at their stations in Orange and Fontana, CA, to Clean Energy’s Redeem™ renewable natural gas (RNG). The fuel at the two stations will be available in both compressed natural gas (CNG) and […]
Greenkraft Inc. (OTCQB: GKIT) a California-based manufacturer of alternative fuel trucks and alternative fuel systems announced that it now manufactures trucks that are designed to run on propane fuel LPG. Greenkraft uses its patent pending propane technology and produces these trucks in Santa Ana, California. The applications for these trucks are numerous, including such industries […]
The City of Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus (BBB) has announced that it has become one of the country’s first municipal transit authorities to convert its fleet to renewable natural gas (RNG), rated 90% cleaner than diesel and considered the cleanest transportation fuel available. Earlier this year, BBB modified its original agreement with Clean Energy […]
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) will team with the California Trucking Association (CTA), the country’s largest state trucking association, to boost awareness of natural gas and alternative fuels for heavy-duty trucking and goods movement. The groups cited a recent report by the Consumer Federation of America which shows that fuel costs are the single largest […]
Greenkraft Inc. (OTCQB: GKIT), a California based manufacturer of alternative fuel trucks and alternative fuel systems, has debuted a Tri-Gas Greenkraft truck at this year’s ACT Expo show in Dallas, TX. Greenkraft showed the new G-series line of CNG, LPG, or Gasoline cab-forward trucks promoted by Superior Transportation Solutions, an exclusive Greenkraft distributor in the […]
While truckers are ordering new equipment in record numbers, the latest research shows that they are not turning to natural gas fueled trucks as fast as had been projected two years ago, according to ACT Research. The disparity can be attributed to the rapidly declining cost of diesel, thus making the return on investment for […]
Clean Energy Fuels Corp., (NASDAQ: CLNE) has announced longtime customer Raven Transport is expanding its clean-burning natural gas fleet with 115 Peterbilt Model 579s, equipped with sleepers and powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) to haul goods for a leading consumer packaged goods company. Clean Energy will support this fleet by opening truck-friendly natural gas […]
Fred Meyer Stores, a division of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) has taken delivery recently of 11 heavy-duty trucks that run on liquefied natural gas (LNG). In total, Fred Meyer will receive 40 LNG trucks over the next several months, making Fred Meyer the first in Oregon to deploy a fleet of heavy-duty LNG trucks. […]
