Frito-Lay Continues CNG Conversion With New Nat-Gas Station
Questar Fueling Co. has opened a compressed natural gas station in Dallas for Frito-Lay as the company continues to convert its fleet to run on the cheaper fuel.
Frito-Lay added 67 compressed natural gas trucks to its private fleet in 2012 and has said it plans to power the majority of its long-range fleet with CNG and liquefied natural gas.
The price for CNG is about $2 per equivalent gallon compared to about $3.65 per gallon of diesel fuel.
“Some of the nation’s largest fleet operators like Frito-Lay are transitioning to clean-burning natural gas, and we’re committed to developing the CNG-fueling infrastructure that keeps them on the road at lower cost,” Craig Wagstaff, Questar Fueling executive vice president, said in a statement.
The Dallas CNG station has six high-speed fueling lanes for trucks and also is open to members of the public who drive natural gas-powered vehicles.
“We are pleased to be a part of Frito-Lay’s goal to be the most fuel-efficient fleet in the country,” Wagstaff said.
In March, a CNG station was built in Perry, Georgia, to serve the snack maker’s heavy-duty Class 8 tractor-trailers.
Frito-Lay is a division of PepsiCo, which ranks No. 1 on the Transport Topics 100 listing of private carriers in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
