Blue Fleets

There’s no reason to reinvent the wheel when considering how clean vehicle technology and energy options available today could impact the future of your commercial truck operations. Learn from the experiences of fleet managers for two of the nation’s largest vocational fleets as they share what’s working — and what isn’t — at the Green Truck Summit....More

Back in the early days of American automobile prowess, power was the buzzword that drove the American automobile business. That has changed over time, though, and now consumers are looking as much for automotive value and fuel efficiency as anything. And automotive companies try to reflect that value as well....More

New York City, which operates one of the largest – if not the largest – municipal fleet in the nation, is on a mission to combat climate change. And it’s got an ambitious plan to do it. Last month, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the launch of NYC Clean Fleet, a plan to create the largest electric vehicle fleet of any U.S. city, cut municipal vehicle emissions in half by 2025 – 80% by 2035 – and serve as a model in fighting climate change....More

McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing has engineered and installed a custom NGEN Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) system for over-the- road trucks owned by Gold Standard Transportation in Chicago. The project included the addition of behind-the-cab vertical tanks that increased fuel capacity and traveling distance between fuel stops, the company said....More

A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the market for natural gas (NG) refueling infrastructure and the factors expected to influence its deployment, including global market forecasts segmented by fuel type, station type, and region, through 2025....More

IMPCO Automotive, a division of IMPCO Technologies and a subsidiary of Fuel Systems Solutions, has received certification from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its 2016 Ford F150 (half ton) pick-up truck. The truck features the 5.0-Liter TI-VCT V8 engine....More

UPS announced it will supply its fleet in Memphis, TN, and Jackson, MS, with an estimated 15 million diesel gallon gas equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) as part of a multi-year agreement with Memphis Light, Gas and Water and Atmos Energy Marketing....More

Alliance AutoGas has announced the pursuit of CARB certification for the 2016 Ford Transit....More

The first 2016 Ford F-150 with the ability to run on clean-burning compressed natural gas has rolled off the assembly line. According to the company, this makes Ford the only manufacturer to offer a CNG/propane-capable half-ton pickup. The 2016 Ford F-150 with 5.0-liter Ti-VCT V8 engine is available with a factory-installed, gaseous-fuel prep package that includes hardened valves, valve seats, pistons and piston rings so it can operate on natural gas, propane or gasoline through separate fuel systems....More

Volvo Trucks North America, after concluding truck and engine lab testing, approved the use of renewable diesel fuel for all of its proprietary Volvo engines. Volvo announced that it is the first OEM to endorse the use of advanced hydrocarbon renewable diesel fuel....More