Equipment Natural gas truck sales down in 2021: ACT April 30, 2021 Natural gas Class 8 truck retail sales have contracted 25% in the U.S. and Canada in 2021 through February, according to data from ACT Research. “Sales of natural gas-powered vehicles…
Equipment Natural gas truck sales down 9% in 2020 January 29, 2021 Natural gas truck sales in the U.S. and Canada were down 9% for the first 11 months of 2020, according to ACT Research. In its Alternative Fuels Quarterly report, ACT…
Equipment B.C. fleets continue adopting natural gas December 4, 2020 SURREY, B.C. – At least 13 B.C. transportation organizations have put 144 natural gas-fueled vehicles into service this year, FortisBC reports. While the biggest adopter was BC Transit, with 78…
Business Management VEDDER STILL BUYING LNG TRUCKS August 4, 2015 Westport has stopped producing its 15-litre liquefied natural gas trucks, but that doesn’t mean Vedder Transport has stopped buying them. Vedder was pleased last week to take Bison’s 15 LNG…
Equipment Why Vedder Transport jumped at opportunity to buy Bison’s LNG trucks August 4, 2015 ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Westport may have discontinued production of its 15-litre liquefied natural gas engine, but that hasn’t prevented one of its biggest fans, Vedder Transport, from adding to its…
Equipment Vedder Transport doubles down on LNG, while Bison gets out August 3, 2015 ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Vedder Transport has added to its fleet of liquefied natural gas-powered Class 8 trucks, by purchasing Bison Transport’s 15 LNG-powered Peterbilts. In a memo to staff, Fred…
Equipment Shell remains bullish on LNG June 10, 2015 SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Despite declining diesel prices and the lack of a 15-litre natural gas engine in the North American market, Shell remains bullish on the potential for liquefied…
Business Management Westport snaps up alt-fuel company December 3, 2014 VANCOUVER, B.C. — Westport Innovations Inc. has picked up a European company known for its expertise in direct injection liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) technology. The company acquired Prins Autogassystemen Holding…
Business Management Environmental and human factors affect success of natural gas fleets: UPS October 24, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. – Running a natural gas fleet involves more than just buying the trucks and fuelling them up at the right station. There are a lot of human and…
Business Management From “science fair project” to the “real world”: Vedder talks LNG October 23, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. – Fred Zweep doesn’t want to hear why a fleet can’t convert to natural gas or why a fleet that has tried it isn’t getting good results. Zweep…
Infrastructure CSA adding LNG standards October 22, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has been busy revising the rules and regulations that govern the use of natural gas in Canada. “For CNG, most of you…
Business Management Numbers add up for natural gas October 22, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. — Usually, telling a good story involves weaving words into pictures, but at the Natural Gas Vehicles Canada conference, some of the most compelling tales were told by…
Equipment Despite lack of 15L engine, natural gas suppliers still optimistic about fuel’s future October 21, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. — The current lack of a 15-litre natural gas engine has stalled growth in the heavy-duty trucking segment, but speakers at the Natural Gas Vehicles Canada conference here…
Equipment Volvo revises LNG engine plans October 1, 2014 GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Volvo Trucks no longer intends to produce a compression ignition LNG engine for the North American market. The company issued a statement today saying while it will…
Business Management Green to Gold: Waiting for the greap leap forward September 10, 2014 Diesel engines are becoming cleaner and more efficient, but alternative fuels are gaining in popularity. Will diesel still be king of the road in 2025?