Engines/Drivetrains Kenworth delivers first truck with X15N natural gas engine March 1, 2024 Kenworth is now delivering the first of its trucks with the 15-liter Cummins natural gas engine. The first of those trucks went to UPS. It was…
Equipment Hexagon Agility preparing for higher natural gas truck demand February 26, 2024 Hexagon Agility says it has been installing compressed natural gas and renewable natural gas fuel systems on Class 8 pilot trucks running Cummins’ new X15N natural gas engine. The orders…
Equipment Decarbonizing trucking begins with today’s diesel and natural gas engines January 15, 2024 Mike Roeth doesn’t want to hear that the trucking industry will need to transition en masse and immediately to electric and hydrogen-fueled powertrains if the industry wants to decarbonize. “That’s…
Equipment Diesels ‘as we know them’ won’t be here forever November 2, 2023 If I owned a small to medium-sized fleet, and wasn’t planning to sell out to one of the big boys, I think my head might be spinning. So much change…
Engines/Drivetrains, Trucks Freightliner offering Cummins X15N natural gas engine in Cascadia October 6, 2023 Freightliner has announced it is offering the Cummins X15N natural gas engine in its Cascadia heavy-duty trucks. “We have a number of customers that continue to run natural gas trucks…
Equipment Knight-Swift encouraged by renewable natural gas engine tests September 29, 2023 The largest truckload company in the U.S., Knight-Swift, says it’s encouraged by the performance of the new Cummins X15N natural gas engine it is testing using renewable natural gas (RNG).
Equipment Linde Canada bringing LNG-powered Volvo FH to Canada for pilot project August 21, 2023 Linde Canada will import five Volvo FH cabover trucks powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), and supply the related fueling infrastructure, in an exclusive one-time pilot project with the OEM.
Equipment KAG Canada investing in natural gas-diesel multi-fuel retrofits July 5, 2023 KAG Canada has placed a $1-million purchase order to retrofit part of its fleet with a multi-fuel technology platform (MFTP) system from Edmonton-based Innovative Fuel Systems. The retrofits will allow…
Engines/Drivetrains, Lubes/Fluids Chevron Delo 600 ADF oils approved in Cummins natural-gas engines May 15, 2023 Chevron’s Delo 600 ADF 10W-30 and 15W-40 heavy-duty engine oils are now approved for use in Cummins natural gas engines. The approval follows two years of…
Equipment Hexagon Agility enhances support for fuel systems May 5, 2023 Hexagon Agility is boosting the support for its fuel systems through Hexagon Agility FleetCare, which combines a technical center, training academy, field service, and genuine parts. “Maintaining and servicing…
Equipment Natural gas truck sales ‘fickle’ so far this year April 21, 2023 Natural gas truck sales in the U.S. and Canada remain “fickle,” according to an industry analyst, with December sales down 47% year over year and January down an even sharper…
Sustainability Tourmaline, Clean Energy to build CNG fueling network in Western Canada April 21, 2023 Canada’s largest natural gas producer Tourmaline Oil and Clean Energy Fuels announced they will jointly build a $70-million compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling network in Western Canada. Truck fleets such…
Equipment Natural gas truck sales volatile, filling stations decrease February 1, 2023 Natural gas truck sales were up 29% year over year in September, but October and November sales were down 9% from the same months in 2021. The mixed bag results…
Equipment Hyliion ERX Hypertruck combines the best of two emissions-reducing worlds December 20, 2022 It’s now pretty obvious that decarbonizing longhaul trucking in Canada won’t be cheap or easy. Battery weight, limited range, and the extraordinary cost of privately owned charging infrastructure will likely…
Equipment Natural gas truck sales rise, but public CNG stations decrease October 18, 2022 Class 8 natural gas truck sales in the U.S. and Canada are up 18% through August compared to the same period last year, ACT Research reports. But while retail sales…