Waiting for the rain preview image Sustainability Waiting for the rain November 4, 2014 Harvested rainwater is starting to be used to wash vehicles
Equipment Fleets to test tire inflation technology October 28, 2014 AKRON, Ohio – Some Canadian and US fleets will soon be participating in testing to see if they can keep their pressures up—tire pressures that is. The Goodyear Tire &…
WHY LEASING MAKES SENSE FOR NATURAL GAS preview image Equipment WHY LEASING MAKES SENSE FOR NATURAL GAS October 27, 2014 Getting back to the C.A.T. announcement that it will be deploying 100 natural gas trucks out of Montreal, it’s interesting to note this will be a full-service lease arrangement with…
Equipment HAS NATURAL GAS LOST ITS LUSTRE? October 27, 2014 Last week I attended the Natural Gas Vehicles Canada Conference at the Westin Prince Hotel in Toronto. It was a well put together event with a strong list of speakers.
Business Management Progressive Waste Solutions invests in CNG trucks and infrastructure October 24, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. – Despite the chilling effects an extremely cold winter had on its trucks, Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. is determined to more than double the size of its CNG…
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…
Q&A: Ryder’s Scott Perry on natural gas, its maintenance requirements and why leasing makes sense preview image Equipment Q&A: Ryder’s Scott Perry on natural gas, its maintenance requirements and why leasing makes sense October 24, 2014 Why Ryder's doubling down on natural gas and the benefits of a full-service lease
Equipment C.A.T. to lease 100 CNG tractors from Ryder October 24, 2014 COTEAU-DU-LAC, Que. — C.A.T. has announced it will be leasing 100 compressed natural gas (CNG) sleeper tractors from Ryder System. This marks the first natural gas lease agreement Ryder has…
From “science fair project” to the “real world”: Vedder talks LNG preview image 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…
CSA adding LNG standards preview image 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…
Numbers add up for natural gas preview image 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…
Business Management Natural gas fleets tout fuel savings, call for return of 15L engine October 21, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. — Fleets attending the Natural Gas Vehicles Canada conference here today expressed dismay over the lack of a 15-litre natural gas engine, but also optimism that currently available…
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 Natural gas can grow margins and fleet sizes, panelists say October 18, 2014 ‘With a 40% savings on 40 trucks, that means I could buy a natural gas truck in cash every three months with the savings,’ Cold Star Freight’s Kelly Hawes claims
Equipment NRC launches Fleet Forward 2020 program October 16, 2014 OTTAWA, Ont. — The National Research Council (NRC) wants to help fleet owners improve fuel efficiency, reduce repair and maintenance costs, decrease engine idle times, and minimize their environmental footprints.
