YOUNTVILLE, Calif. — The paradoxical status of natural gas in the trucking industry was on vivid display here, as officials of the nation’s largest truck maker cited the fuel’s growing importance as an alternative to diesel and minimized its actual effect on the freight-hauling industry up to now.
August 5, 2013Business, Fuel
Clean Energy Announces Deals to Boost Natural Gas Use
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced Tuesday it has updated its “road to natural gas” report with several recent deals aimed at boosting the use of natural gas as a trucking fuel.
August 6, 2013Business, Fuel
Westport Reports 2Q Loss on Higher Expenses; Revenue Rises
Westport Innovations, which makes natural gas engines for trucking in a venture with Cummins Inc., reported a second-quarter net loss on higher expenses but announed that its revenue rose to a record on year-over-year growth.
August 5, 2013Business, Fuel
Daimler Adds to Natural-Gas Buzz With New Truck Offerings
Editorial, Business, Fuel
Editorial: Much Ado About a Little Something
Once again last week, natural gas as a trucking fuel was a major source of attention, as Daimler Trucks North America announced a few new models powered by the alternative fuel.
August 5, 2013Business, Fuel
Freightliner Cascadia Sleeper Cab Available With Natural-Gas Technology
Freightliner Trucks said its Cascadia natural gas-powered tractors will be available with a 48-inch sleeper cab, with factory-installed compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas tanks.
August 1, 2013Business, Fuel
Propane Fuel Use Rising, Experts Say, But Still Not Offered for Class 8 Trucks
What transportation fuel is America’s third most popular after gasoline and diesel? It’s not natural gas.
July 29, 2013Business, Fuel
Nat-Gas Truck Sales Get Serious With New Engine, Kenworth Says
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Natural gas-powered engines have moved beyond the “science project” stage and into the trucks-for-sale phase, and Kenworth Trucks executives said they believe they can sell every 12-liter Cummins Westport engine they can obtain.
July 22, 2013Business, Fuel
UPS to Buy 700 LNG Tractors, Add Four Nat-Gas Fueling Stations
UPS Inc. said Tuesday it will buy about 700 liquefied natural gas-fueled trucks and build four refueling stations by the end of next year, as it adds to its alternative-fuel fleet.
April 23, 2013Business, Fuel
Shell, TA Move Forward on LNG Commercial Network Plan
Shell Oil Co. and TravelCenters of America said they will develop a nationwide network of liquefied natural gas fueling centers for over-the-road trucking customers.
April 16, 2013Government, Business, Fuel
Alaska Legislature Passes LNG Trucking Bill
The Alaska State Legislature has passed a bill authorizing up to $275 million for the development, construction and maintenance of a liquefied natural gas plant and distribution system in the state, the Associated Press reported.
April 15, 2013