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Indiana-Based Sagepoint to Launch RNG-Powered TL Carrier
Company Buys 60 Freightliner Cascadias Equipped With Cummins X15N Engines
Key Takeaways:
- Sagepoint Logistics will launch an interstate truckload carrier in June with 60 Freightliner Cascadias powered by Cummins X15N engines.
- The move triples fleet size and vertically integrates RNG fuel from parent Sagepoint Energy, aiming to cut fuel volatility and customers’ Scope 3 emissions.
- Sagepoint may add refrigerated, flatbed and tanker service after the dry van launch.
Sagepoint Logistics is set to launch a dedicated truckload carrier in June, concentrating initially on dry van trailers pulled by 60 Freightliner Cascadias equipped with Cummins’ X15N engines, a representative said April 21.
Carmel, Ind.-based Sagepoint previously was authorized for intrastate haulage — transporting manure and digestate — but will transition to an interstate carrier once the tractors are delivered in June, the representative said in an email.
The introduction of the Cascadias will increase the size of Sagepoint’s fleet by 200% and vertically integrate with renewable natural gas output from parent company Sagepoint Energy’s waste-to-energy plants.
The fleet will be powered entirely by RNG sourced directly from Sagepoint Energy production facilities.
Led by longtime energy industry executive Aaron Johnson, Sagepoint Energy was formed in March 2025 from the merger of three companies: anaerobic digestion facility operator Dynamic Renewables; biorefinery BC Organics; and organic waste transportation group National Organics. It is backed and majority owned by Ares Management Infrastructure Opportunities funds.
Sagepoint Energy owns and operates four waste-to-energy facilities.
“We saw growing demand from customers for reliable, sustainable shipping without exposure to fuel volatility. By controlling our own fuel supply, we can deliver consistent capacity, predictable pricing and measurable reductions in Scope 3 emissions for our customers,” the spokeswoman told Transport Topics.
Scope 3 emissions are indirect greenhouse gases across an organization’s upstream and downstream value chain. Also known as value chain emissions, the GHGs include those for purchased goods, transportation, waste and product usage.
Sagepoint may also pursue refrigerated, flatbed and tanker opportunities after launching the dry van business, the spokeswoman said.
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Cummins' X15N natural gas engine. (Cummins)
The fleet expansion is being overseen by Curt Reitz, vice president of logistics, who joined Sagepoint in January. Sagepoint’s truck dealer for the acquisition is Truck Country in Kaukauna, Wis.
Freightliner opened its order book for fifth-generation Cascadias equipped with the X15N in April 2025.
The launch of engine availability on America’s best-selling tractor was seen as a tipping point for RNG use in the longhaul trucking sector.
“Sagepoint’s investment reflects exactly what the Cummins X15N was designed to deliver — heavy-duty natural gas performance you would expect from diesel, without compromise,” said Mark Jamieson, Cummins’ director of business development for alternative power products.
