American Natural Gas said it has completed a new compressed natural gas fueling station in Lancaster, New York, to support grocery retailer Tops Friendly Markets’ new fleet of 55 CNG-powered tractors from Ryder Inc.

Agility Fuel Systems has reached a seven-year agreement under which it will be the sole provider of natural-gas fuel systems for Freightliner Trucks.

Despite the recent downturn in the price of oil, the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel could displace more than 1.5 million barrels a day of oil demand by 2030, according to a new report.

GE Capital Canada said it has signed an agreement with Shell Canada Products to facilitate the trucking industry’s adoption of liquefied natural gas in that country.

A switch to cleaner-burning natural gas as a fuel for heavy-duty trucks could increase global warming due to the release of methane at drilling sites and the fact that natural gas-powered engines get fewer miles per gallon than traditional diesel-powered engines, according to a report issued May 19 by the Environmental Defense Fund.

Oil has the lowest share of the U.S. transportation fuel market since the 1950s, when steam trains remained a common sight on American railroads.

UPS Freight has added 64 liquefied natural gas-fueled tractors to its fleet. The tractors join UPS’ worldwide fleet of more than 2,500 natural gas-powered vehicles, the company said April 30.

Trucking and natural-gas industry witnesses told a Senate panel Dec. 3 that Congress could spur the use of the alternative fuel in the transportation sector by changing the tax code, subsidizing a fueling network and addressing existing weight restrictions on highways.

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. said it has acquired a controlling stake in the “virtual pipeline” company NG Advantage and bought its compression station in Milton, Vermont.