DHL Express Adds to Fleet of Propane Vehicles
DHL Express said it is set to begin using 100 pickup and delivery vans fueled by propane autogas in five more states.
July 23, 2012T. Boone Pickens to Keynote ATA’s Natural Gas Summit
Energy executive T. Boone Pickens will be the keynote speaker at American Trucking Associations’ Natural Gas in Trucking Summit in November, ATA said Wednesday.
July 11, 2012Oil, Gas Production Curbing U.S. Imports, Journal Reports
Expanded U.S. oil and natural gas production could cut oil imports in half by 2020 and end them by 2035, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
June 27, 2012Editorial: ATA’s Natural Gas Summit
As noted on other pages of this week’s edition of Transport Topics, American Trucking Associations will be conducting the first comprehensive summit on the use of natural gas in trucking.
June 25, 2012ATA to Host Trucking Natural Gas Summit Nov. 28-30 in Arlington, Va.
American Trucking Associations said it will host a first-ever national summit on the growing use of natural gas as a fuel for moving freight across the country.
June 25, 2012Caterpillar, Westport Innovations Team Up to Develop Natural Gas Truck Technology
Westport Innovations Inc. and Caterpillar Inc. last week announced plans to collaborate on the development of natural gas technology for mining and off-road trucks as well as for freight locomotives, marking the latest trend in the spread of natural gas as an alternative fuel source.
June 11, 2012Shell Sets Plan for LNG Fueling at TA Truck Stops
Shell Oil Co. said Thursday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with TravelCenters of America LLC to provide liquefied natural gas for heavy-duty trucks at TA travel plazas.
June 7, 2012Volvo Trucks to Introduce LNG Engine for Its Over-the-Road Vehicles in 2014
MIAMI BEACH — Volvo Trucks said it intends to introduce a liquefied natural gas engine for its heavy-duty over-the-road vehicles in 2014, which company officials hailed as the next step in the industry’s quickly evolving move toward natural gas as a primary fuel.
May 28, 2012Volvo Trucks Planning 13-Liter LNG Engine
MIAMI — Volvo Trucks plans to introduce a new 13-liter liquefied natural gas engine for its North American over-the-road customers in 2014, the latest development in the fast-growing move to natural gas products, company officials said Friday.
May 18, 2012Natural Gas Prices May Double by 2015, FT Reports
U.S. natural gas prices may double from recent 10-year lows by 2015 as more of the fuel is used in transportation, the Financial Times reported May 17, citing an oil company executive.
May 17, 2012