I’ve speculated in the past that fleets would tire of natural gas engines, particularly as legislators or regulators began taxing the alternative fuel on the same basis as diesel.
September 21, 2018natural gas
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
UPS is an early adopter of trucks powered by natural gas engines. (UPS Inc.)
The Case for Natural Gas Engines
UPS is an early adopter of trucks powered by natural gas engines. (UPS Inc.)
Government, Business, Fuel, TCA
Sections of pipeline lie on the ground near an oil drill rig in Texas. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
Mexican Market No Longer a Sure Thing for US Gas Producers
Sections of pipeline lie on the ground near an oil drill rig in Texas. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
For years, U.S. producers have counted on Mexico to buy enormous quantities of natural gas from the prolific shale fields in West Texas and elsewhere. The fracking boom has given rise to massive pipeline projects to carry that gas across the border, where energy production has plummeted.
August 24, 2018
Business, Technology, Fuel
TT file photo
Renewable Natural Gas Facilities on the Rise
TT file photo
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas released a new map and project database that shows there are now at least 76 operational RNG facilities in the United States and Canada.
April 23, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
Trucks fill up with LNG and a Blu fueling station. (R. Derek Smith/Blu)
Natural Gas Vehicles Group Asks Congress for Fuel Tax Credit Extension
Trucks fill up with LNG and a Blu fueling station. (R. Derek Smith/Blu)
Daniel Gage, president of National Gas Vehicles for America, asked lawmakers March 14 for a five-year extension of alternative fuel tax credits and the alternative fueling infrastructure credit.
March 15, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Clean Energy Fuels Corp.
Clean Energy to Fuel Ryder Fleet at Toyota Plant
Clean Energy Fuels Corp.
Ryder System Inc. awarded a four-year fueling contract to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to supply Ryder’s fleet of liquefied natural gas heavy-duty trucks serving Toyota Motor Manufacturing’s plant in Georgetown, Ky., Toyota’s largest production facility in North America.
November 27, 2017
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
Cummins' Tim Proctor on Customizing Power Solutions
Video: Cummins' Tim Proctor, left, talks with TT's Roger Gilroy about meeting the fuel economy needs of customers who are concerned about global warming.
November 22, 2017
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Frito-Lay's Mike O'Connell on PepsiCo's Fuel-Efficiency Strategy
Frito-Lay Senior Director of Supply Chain Mike O'Connell, right, discusses PepsiCo's "Performance With Purpose" strategy to reduce the greenhouse gas impact of its fleet with TT's Roger Gilroy.
November 17, 2017
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
NACFE's Mike Roeth on Diesel Efficiencies
North American Council for Freight Efficiency Executive Director Mike Roeth (right) discusses diesel efficiencies demonstrated during the Run on Less event, and where diesel fits into the future of trucking as a power source, with TT Executive Editor Joe Howard.
November 17, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
NGVAmerica's Dan Gage on the Role of Natural Gas
"Natural gas is ready right now, it’s available, and it should be part of that overall equation when any fleet operator or transit company looks to deliver goods," says Dan Gage (right), president of Natural Gas Vehicles for America, talking with TT's Joe Howard. More at bit.ly/TT-LOW1117. (Joseph Terry/Transport Topics)
November 17, 2017
Opinion
Opinion: VW Settlement Offers Funds for Purchase of Natural Gas Trucks
The bottom line? If we want cleaner air, we need cleaner trucks.
November 16, 2017Pages
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