A Waste Management slow-fill facility for one of its CNG-fuelled fleets. Waste Management of Illinois, Inc., a waste management services provider and subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc., has signaled its commitment to using trucks powered by clean-burning fuels in dedicating a commercial compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling facility in Stickney, Illinois. The facility is equipped with 55 “slow-fuel”...

General Motors has published prices and opened its order books for its two new bi-fuel optioned trucks. The 2013 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra 2500 HD extended cab heavy-duty pickup trucks will sell for USD11,000 above the suggested base-vehicle price. The pickups, which run on compressed natural gas (CNG) and gasoline, have a Vortec 6.0L V8 engine that seamlessly transitions between the two...

“The benefits of using CNG as a transportation fuel are simple but substantial,” said Jim Huyser from NatGas Services. “Fleet owners will have a new opportunity in Central Iowa to lower their fuel costs significantly. The station in Grimes will be able to fuel vehicles of all sizes, including personal vehicles, small and large fleets, buses and semi-trucks. And the location is conveniently located...

As companies with vehicle fleets cope with the rising cost of fuel, a decision that Delano-based Randy’s Environmental Services made last fall looks like a smart move. In October, Randy’s became the first Minnesota waste-disposal company to replace some of its diesel trucks with compressed natural gas-powered (CNG) vehicles. At least three other Twin Cities-area waste haulers are also making the...

Clean Energy Fuels Corp., North American provider of natural gas fuel for transportation, has contracted with major Southeast U.S. solid waste collection, recycling and disposal company Waste Pro USA to build, operate and maintain a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station on Waste Pro property in Fort Pierce, FL. The private time-fill fueling facility will support the company’s new fleet...

On Tuesday, Frito-Lay announced it would add 67 trucks that would run on compressed natural gas, known as C.N.G., to its fleet. Eventually, the company said, a majority of its longer-range vehicles would run on C.N.G., as well as liquefied natural gas for longer-distance hauls. The C.N.G.-powered trucks would save the equivalent of $2.50 a gallon compared with diesel at current prices, as well as reduce...

Isuzu NPR-300 CNG vehicles for Hobart fleet In Hobart, the capital city of the pristine Australian state of Tasmania, the City Council has recently added five new Isuzu NPR 300 CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) powered trucks to its fleet in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Two of the trucks feature standard tipper trays and another two feature versatile three-way tipper tray bodies. All four...

Qatar Petroleum has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoU) with the Emirate of Sharjah’s public transport system, Mowasalat, to develop a study for assessing the feasibility of using compressed natural gas (CNG) for the public transport fleet in Qatar, reports Raya. The agreement’s scope includes the necessary fuelling infrastructure to operate a CNG fleet, with capacity to service public vehicles...

The Unites States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Office of Air and radiation has issued a letter to Manufacturers providing revised EPA assigned deterioration factors (ADFs) for determining compliance with certain chassis-based exhaust and evaporative emission standards (Ref. CD-12-07, March 20 2012). Assigned emissions deterioration factors (ADFs) are used by small volume manufacturers...

ACT Expo 2012 : Alternative Clean Transportation – May 15-17, Long Beach, California, USA The 2012 ACT Expo will showcase advancements and successes now taking place in the alternative fuel transportation sector across North America. Organizers Gladstein, Neandross and Associates (GNA) have now released the agenda for the event, to be held this year at the Long Beach Convention Center over three...