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Jun 08, 2010
Natural gas gains traction on the road The Globe and Mail
A Quebec trucking company is hitching its wagon to the cleaner fuel and a B.C. engine maker hopes this is a sign of future demand.
Jun 02, 2010
Trucking Firms Try to Keep Up With Fuel-Efficiency Drive CNBC
President Obama's push for higher fuel-efficiency standards for diesel-guzzling, long-haul trucks may be laudable, but is probably unachievable by the target date without more development of key technologies, say analysts and industry representatives.
May 24, 2010
Big-name trucker calls for gov't support of LNG trucks Today's Trucking
Claude Robert says the Canadian trucking industry faces an uncertain future if the federal government does not support the conversion of fleets to alternative fuels the way the U.S. government is planning to do.
May 17, 2010
Robert hopes Blue Road turns green Today's Trucking
Burning fuel is one of the necessary costs of doing business in our business. And Claude Robert doesn't like it. That's why he's put Robert Transport on a path to convert a portion of his fleet to natural gas over the next few years.
May 11, 2010
Australian Logistics Company Wettenhalls Chooses LNG NGV Global
Wettenhalls Group, an Australian transport, warehouse and logistics company, has commissioned its first LNG heavy transport vehicle – a Kenworth K108 B-Double. The Kenworth is powered by the latest Westport High Pressure Direct Injection GX 15 litre engine, which produces around 25 per cent less CO2 emissions than the equivalent diesel-powered Cummins ISX-EGR engine with no loss of performance.
May 07, 2010
Biomethane: A Green, Renewable Fuel for Heavy-Duty Vehicles Fuel for Thought
Biomethane or renewable natural gas has the potential to significantly reduce the carbon intensity of transportation and generate a range of economic, environmental and energy security benefits.
Apr 21, 2010
Driving the Clean Transportation Economy: Natural Gas at the Intersection of Emissions, Economics and Energy Fuel for Thought
GLOBE 2010 featured a Westport-sponsored panel "Driving the Clean Transportation Economy: Natural Gas at the Intersection of Emissions, Economics and Energy" with executive representatives from EnCana, Terasen and Groupe Robert. Panel chairman, Westport CEO David Demers, highlighted the economic, environmental and political forces impacting the global shift to natural gas as a vehicle fuel before turning the discussion over to the industry experts.
Apr 01, 2010
Gas Guzzlers Diesel Magazine
In what can be easily described as the most inspired initiative seen in Australian road transport for a very long time, a band of leading Tasmanian truck operators fed up with the inconsistency and inevitable escalation of diesel fuel prices has formed the LNG Refuellers group. As STEVE BROOKS reveals in this detailed report, it’s a rare example of commercial enterprise evolving from a common good.
Mar 25, 2010
Business of Green: Westport Innovations Carbon Credit Program Business News Network
Vancouver-based Westport Innovations has announced a carbon credit program associated with their natural gas engines. Will that help attract new customers worldwide? BNN interviews David Demers, CEO, Westport Innovations.
[video] Pulse of the Port: Clean Trucks The Port of Long Beach
Beginning in 2008, the Port of Long Beach banned nearly 2,000 of the oldest trucks to improve air quality. On Jan. 1, 2010, it is banning another 8,000 older trucks. See how its transforming the trucking business and creating a clean fleet.
Jan 05, 2010
[video] On The Go: Clean Trucks Milestone Port of Long Beach
Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster and other dignitaries joined the Port of Long Beach in celebrating the 2010 New Year by improving air quality with a ban on old, polluting trucks.
Dec 15, 2009
Volvo Trucks first to run diesel engines on gas in compliance with Euro 5 Volvo Trucks Global
Volvo Trucks will be the first manufacturer with an efficient diesel engine fuelled by a mixture of methane gas and diesel. The engine meets the strict Euro 5 exhaust emission standards introduced in 2009. Field testing will start in Sweden and the UK in 2010.
Dec 13, 2009
The Natural Gas Bonanza and Westport Innovations: Will Profits Flare Up? Seeking Alpha
Natural gas engines, in the emerging business environment, have a chance to displace diesel engines. The emission standards that will be implemented in 2010 will increase the relative cost of diesel engines. Natural gas supply in the USA and the imports of LNG have increased dramatically in recent years and their prices have dropped.
[video] BNN: Volvo Natural Gas Guzzler Deal Business News Network
Oilman T. Boone Pickens wants to move American big rigs towards natural gas. He's a major shareholder of Canadian company Westport Innovations, which inked a deal with Volvo to manufacture natural gas engines. BNN speaks to David Demers, CEO, Westport Innovations.
Nov 01, 2009
Canada: A cleantech superpower? Corporate Knights
Corporate Knights asked the CEOs of the Cleantech 10 what would make Canada a cleantech superpower. This is what some of them said.
Aug 27, 2009
[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.
Jul 25, 2009
[video] Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel WudIzThePoint
I am inclined to believe, in part for the reasons this 2008 promotional ad from natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy covers, that natural gas could emerge as a more important transportation fuel.
Jul 25, 2009
[video] Ports of Long Beach/LA Clean Truck Programs WudIzThePoint
I am gathering that Clean Truck programs at the Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles are helping to stimulate adoption of heavy-duty trucks run on natural gas. The programs reportedly call for the retirement or conversion of old diesel trucks entering the ports in favor of new diesel and alternative fuel (natural gas) trucks.
Jul 22, 2009
PACCAR Announces Second Quarter Revenues and Earnings PACCAR Inc.
PACCAR will expand its presence in the growing market for environmentally friendly, liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks by beginning production of Kenworth Class 8 LNG vehicles in 2009 under an agreement with Westport Innovations Inc.
Jul 08, 2009
Kenworth Receives 2009 Exemplary Innovation Award for LNG Technician Training Program in California Kenworth
Kenworth was recognized for its participation in a pioneering partnership to develop the successful LNG Heavy Truck Technician Training Program implemented at Long Beach City College (LBCC). Kenworth shares the award with LBCC, the Port of Long Beach, Westport Innovations, Cabrillo (Calif.) High School and Long Beach Unified School District.
Jun 30, 2009
Kenworth and Kalari Pioneer a New Era for Road Transport Kenworth
Leading Australian truck manufacturer, Kenworth, a division of PACCAR Australia Pty Ltd, is pioneering road transport’s environmentally-sustainable future with the handover of the first Australian-engineered and manufactured LNG-fuelled prime mover.
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.
May 08, 2009
A greener way to truck Chilliwack Times
The future of Metro Vancouver's garbage has been the subject of much debate lately, but an announcement in Chilliwack Thursday--if followed through on--might just put a smile on the faces of environmentalists.
