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2010-May-06
| CNG fueled Kenworth W900S mixers in California
US GasVehicles.com
Jerry Blatt, owner of Sandman Inc., parent company of Greencrete and Star Concrete in San Jose, California, thinks running CNG-powered Kenworth mixers makes a lot of sense for his company’s new division.
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2010-May-01
| Choice is Clear - Refuse fleet begins incorporating CNG vehicles
FleetOwner
The way Glen Miller sees it, compressed natural gas (CNG) is a nice fit for his South Florida refuse fleet, both from an environmental and cost standpoint.
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2010-Apr-24
| New Buses on Board
Pressdemocrat.com
New Sonoma County Transit coaches powered by natural gas, equipped with Wi-Fi, reading lights and improved wheelchair access.
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2010-Apr-20
| New Green Technology to Be Unveiled at Fire Department Instructors Conference
Firehouse.com
HME Ahrens-Fox will introduce the nation's first compressed natural gas powered emergency response vehicle, powered by a proven Cummins Westport engine.
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2010-Apr-15
| Canada's First Natural Gas Vocational Trucks at Truck World 2010
NGV Global
Canada's first low emission natural gas vocational trucks are on display this week at Truck World 2010 at the Toronto International Centre. The two trucks are the first of five natural gas trucks to receive funding through the Province of Ontario’s Green Commercial Vehicle Program.
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2010-Apr-14
| MCI tours CNG-equipped Commuter Coach
USGasVehicles.com
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) placed a compressed natural gas (CNG)-equipped Commuter Coach model on a tour to demonstrate the benefits of CNG to transit executives nationwide.
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2010-Apr-01
| New NG Trucks and NGV Fuelling Facilities for Republic Services
NGV Global News
Republic Services, Inc., a provider of recycling and solid waste collection, transfer and disposal services in the US and Puerto Rico, will make 20 percent of its fleet renewals for 2010 natural gas vehicles.
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2010-Mar-22
| Spec'ing for operational advantages: NG vehicles
Fleet Equipment Online
For UPS, which moves nearly 16 million packages around the world each day, reducing fuel consumption and emissions is a constant priority. One of the company’s long stated goals is to minimize dependence on fossil fuels by improving operational efficiencies and advancing new technologies, including deploying alternative fuel vehicles.
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2010-Mar-17
| Kinglong Bus Opens Natural Gas Bus Market of Chile
China Buses
In late February, two Kinglong XMQ6891G natural gas buses safely arrived in San Antonio port (Chile) and attracted the strong response of local citizens and media.
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2010-Mar-10
| Fueling with Natural Gas
MSW Management March-April 2010
Once regarded as a fuel appropriate for firing boilers and power plants, natural gas has moved quickly to the fore as the fuel of choice for a newly arriving engine technology that delivers high-torque, heavy-duty performance.
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2009-Oct-09
| [video] Clean Trucks Challenge
The Port of Long Beach
By the end of this year, the POLB will have replaced almost all of their trucks with clean alternatives, including Westport and Cummins Westport powered trucks.
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2009-Sep-29
| Natural gas is the key to B.C.'s future prosperity
The Vancouver Sun
As we officially recognized Oil and Gas Week in British Columbia this month, it is important to acknowledge the contribution that clean-burning natural gas makes to the province's financial and economic well-being.
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2009-Aug-27
| [video] On the Go - TTSI CAAP Award
Port of Long Beach
Total Transportation Solution Inc. wins a Clean Air Action Plan Award for converting more than 100 trucks to natural gas with Westport and Cummins Westport products.
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2009-Aug-14
| Hamilton's new trucks don't trash the environment
HamiltonSpace
By September, all the garbage in Hamilton Township will be collected by natural-gas-powered garbage trucks that are cleaner and quieter than the diesel counterparts they are replacing.
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2009-Aug-05
| Power shift? Proponents again push for natural gas-powered vehicles
The City Wire
This is an abridged version of a story to be featured in the next issue — to hit the streets next week — of TBQ, a quarterly magazine about business and politics in Arkansas that is published by Little Rock-based journalist Roby Brock.
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2009-Aug-04
| California Bus Co. Completes Transition to CNG
NGV Global
Omnitrans, the public transit agency serving the San Bernardino Valley, California, is completing its transition to a 100% alternative-fuelled fleet. Delivery and commissioning of 27 new 40-foot low-floor CNG buses manufactured by New Flyer Inc. of Canada will end the transition phase that commenced in 1997.
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2009-Jul-07
| Freightliner Trucks Introduces its First Natural Gas-Powered Truck
Freightliner Trucks
Freightliner Trucks today introduced its first natural gas-powered truck, the Freightliner Business Class® M2 112 NG, ideal for port operations, natural gas utilities, and municipalities. An OEM factory-built product, this truck is powered by the Cummins Westport ISL G.
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2009-Jul-01
| CNG-Fuelled Mixer
Today's Trucking
The new McNeilus CNG-powered mixer is said to be the first commercially manufactured concrete mixer running on compressed natural gas (CNG). It meets EPA 2010 heavy-duty engine emission standards for nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM).
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2009-Jun-10
| Mack Trucks, Inc. Brings Natural Gas Power To Refuse Applications
Mack Trucks
In response to the growing need for low-emission alternative fuel vehicles, Mack Trucks, Inc. announced today the availability of natural gas-powered engines for refuse applications. The MACK® TerraPro™ Low Entry model is now available for order with heavy-duty natural gas engines supplied by Cummins Westport.
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2009-May-27
| Mack Trucks unveils world's cleanest concrete mixer
Construction Contractor
Mack Trucks' New Breed Granite, installed with a Cummins Westport ISL-G gas engine, is the world's cleanest concrete mixer because it is the only concrete agitator that reduces particulate matter by 92 per cent and nitrous oxides by 90 per cent compared with the current Australian legislative requirements.
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2009-May-15
| Australian HD OEMs Line Up Natural Gas Trucks
NGV Global
Heavy Duty OEMs in Australia have put natural gas trucks centre stage at the Brisbane Truck Show this week, responding to rising interest from fleet operators on both sides of the country. Featuring the Cummins ISL G engine and Westport GX 550 engine.
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2008-Oct-22
| Green Truck Drag Race
Velocity Vehicle Group
Heavy Duty Truck Race between a new Green NG Gas Sterling Truck against a regular Diesel Truck! Green Trucks is part of the Port of Los Angeles & Long Beach Clean Truck Program.
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