Dart Transit Launches CNG Truck Service

Truckload carrier Dart Transit Co. said it has assigned seven tractors powered by compressed natural gas to dedicated service for Andersen Window Corp.

The tractors are part of a fleet of 31 units that operate on a dedicated route between Andersen’s window and door factory in Bayport, Minn., and a consolidation center in Menomonie, Wis., Dart Transit spokesman Steve Gundale said.

To make the new Andersen Window service work, a new CNG fueling station was installed at a truck stop near Andersen’s facility in Menomonie.

The facility is the result of a partnership between Dart, Andersen, the U.S. Oil division of U.S. Venture Inc., Breakthrough Fuel and the Cedar Country Cenex Cooperative truck stop, the company said in a statement. Xcel Energy is the CNG supplier.

Dart Transit is ranked No. 51 on the Transport Topics 100 listing of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.