Quantum Offers New CNG Tank, Virtual Pipeline Options
Quantum Fuel Systems announced it will manufacture a new compressed natural gas fuel cylinder for heavy-duty trucks that provides up to 60 diesel gallon equivalents and allows back-of-cab window visibility.
May 15, 2017Fleets Shy Away From Nat Gas, Unless They Already Use It, While Overall Use Climbs
While sales of Class 8 trucks powered by natural gas remain low, U.S. and Canadian natural gas heavy-duty retail sales overall had a healthy start to 2017, boosted mostly from refuse fleets, transit and school bus operators, according to ACT Research Co.
UPS to Build Six Additional Natural-Gas Fueling Stations
UPS Inc. on March 15 announced plans to build six additional compressed natural-gas fueling stations, including one in Greensboro, North Carolina.
March 16, 2017Piedmont Natural Gas Expands Nashville Facility
Piedmont Natural Gas said it is adding a third dispenser island at its two-year-old public compressed natural gas refueling station in Nashville, Tennessee, to serve a rapidly growing customer base that includes a mail-delivery contractor and regional haulers taking advantage of the station’s proximity to Interstate 40.
November 29, 2016FedEx Freight Adds 100 CNG Trucks in Oklahoma City
Less-than-truckload carrier FedEx Freight purchased more than 100 compressed natural gas tractors and installed a fueling station to serve the new CNG fleet at its Oklahoma City Service Center, it said.
September 13, 2016ampCNG Names Grant Zimmerman CEO, Consolidates Station Ownership
Natural-gas fuel supplier ampCNG appointed Grant Zimmerman CEO and consolidated ownership of 17 public access stations.
March 17, 2016TruStar Energy Adds 41 CNG Stations in 2015
TruStar Energy said it nearly doubled its number of new compressed natural gas fueling stations for public and private use in 2015 compared with 2014, adding 41 for a total of 120 stations.
February 10, 2016Saddle Creek Upgrades CNG Infrastructure as Fleet Hits 50 Million-Mile Mark
Saddle Creek Logistics Services said its compressed natural-gas fleet of 200 heavy-duty trucks reached the 50 million-mile mark in October. It also recently completed a $1.5-million upgrade to the CNG fueling facility at its Lakeland, Florida, headquarters, by adding more efficient time-fill stations.
October 19, 2015Chevrolet Introduces Bi-Fuel-Powered Silverado Chassis Cab Truck
Chevrolet is introducing a dual-powered Silverado, run on either compressed natural gas or gasoline.
May 8, 2015Trucking’s Adoption of Natural Gas Slows, but Fleets, Analysts See Brighter Future
The trucking industry’s adoption of natural gas has slowed in the past 18 months as diesel prices declined, but analysts and fleet executives maintain the alternative fuel will play a larger role in freight transportation over the longer term.
May 5, 2015