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Truckload carrier Paper Transport sees greater adoption for renewable natural gas as fuel

In Truck Tech’s sixth and final special episode highlighting fleets making the switch to natural gas, host Alan Adler spoke with Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Paper Transport Inc. (PTI) about its journey.

PTI was an early adopter of natural gas-powered trucks, with approximately 10% of its total fleet made up of compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks. The company sees a step change in natural gas adoption rates due to an increase in net-zero-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) sources and the release...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truckload-carrier-paper-transport-sees-greater-adoption-for-renewable-natural-gas-as-fuel

Of floor mops, M&M coatings … and battery packs 

What do coatings for M&M chocolate candies, O-Cedar floor mops and battery packs for electric trucks have in common?

All three come from German industrial conglomerate Freudenberg Group. The company operates many other seemingly incongruous businesses from filtration to home cleaning products.

A history of handoffs

Freudenberg’s battery business is an appropriate Truck Tech topic. But not as tasty than M&Ms, for which it makes the hard shell coatings through its Capol business unit. 

The...

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RNG: Trucks or stations? Which comes first?

On a special episode of Truck Tech, host Alan Adler spoke with Derek Turbide, vice president of business development at Clean Energy, and Scott Edelbach, executive vice president at Opal Fuels, about the advantages of public and private fueling stations.

For potential buyers of natural gas-powered commercial vehicles, an important topic is understanding the ecosystem and infrastructure surrounding the fuel source. 

Clean Energy Fuels’ multi decade push for public station expansion

Clean Energy...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rng-trucks-or-stations-which-comes-first

The road to no-compromise renewable energy scaling

On a recent episode of Truck Tech, Alan Adler interviewed Eric Bippus, executive vice president of sales and systems development at Hexagon Agility, to outline key considerations and benefits of implementing renewable natural gas (RNG) into your fleet.

Adler noted Hexagon Agility is the nation’s largest provider of natural gas systems and tanks for heavy-duty trucks with over 100,000 RNG-powered vehicles on the road today equipped with Hexagon Agility’s technology.

Bippus began by showcasing a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-road-to-no-compromise-renewable-energy-scaling

RNG for heavy-duty trucks: Spec it right

On a recent episode of Truck Tech, Alan Adler dived into the dealership and customer experience for those looking to buy a renewable natural gas (RNG) Class 8 and how that fits into the Cummins ecosystem. Nathan Whittaker, new truck regional sales manager for MHC Kenworth in Greensboro, North Carolina, spoke with Adler about why heavy-duty fleets should consider RNG a priority in their decarbonization strategy. 

MHC has 10 Kenworth locations in North Carolina and 125 across 19 states, employing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rng-for-heavy-duty-trucks-spec-it-right

Cummins X15N natural gas engine proven to deliver diesel-like performance

On a recent special episode of Truck Tech, Alan Adler was joined by Shawn Hricko, Jamestown Engine Plant manager with Cummins, to discuss the nuts and bolts of the X15N natural gas engine (X15N).

The X15N begins with the X15 powertrain, which, Adler notes, is currently used by one in every three Class 8 trucks on the road. The second key component comes from Cummins’ decades-long experience developing and building the ISX12N natural gas engine. It was designed for regional haul and vocational...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cummins-x15n-natural-gas-engine-proven-to-deliver-diesel-like-performance

Succeeding with renewable natural gas for heavy-duty trucks

On a recent episode of Truck Tech, Alan Adler interviewed natural gas technology leaders Hexagon Agility, Cummins, and Kenworth who have partnered for more than a decade to ensure RNG heavy-duty trucks are spec’d right for duty cycle and operation, resulting in diesel-like performance. 

In the debut podcast, Alan Adler sits down with Sarah Abernethy of Kenworth, Puneet Jhawar of Cummins, and Eric Bippus of Hexagon Agility to explore how others in the heavy-duty truck space can make RNG Class 8...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/succeeding-with-renewable-natural-gas-for-heavy-duty-trucks

Workhorse on the bubble, or is it worse?

Less than three months after my generally upbeat visit to Workhorse Group’s refurbished plant near the Ohio-Indiana border, the electric truck maker’s situation appears dire.

Layoffs and furloughs

Workhorse has laid off 20% of its workforce. Much of the rest is on unpaid furlough and could be called back to work. 

The company is choked with inventory. It has less than $7 million in cash on the books and accounts payable for more than twice that amount. At a projected burn rate less than Q1’s $5.5...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/workhorse-on-the-bubble-or-is-it-worse

Opposition grows to speedy electric truck transition

The Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, a generally upbeat event for battery electric, hydrogen and other emission-friendly technologies, takes place next week in Las Vegas amid a growing and widespread backlash to the regulation-driven transition to electric trucks.

Nearly every stakeholder — from the trucking industry and driver organizations to state attorneys general — is weighing in with dire estimates of crippling costs to a cyclical industry. Ryder System Inc. is the latest, dissecting...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/opposition-grows-to-speedy-electric-truck-transition

Diesel distancing propels alternative fuel options

Renewable natural gas, battery-electric and hydrogen-powered trucks all target fleets switching from diesel ahead of coming regulations requiring costly additional emissions after-treatment. Which alternative will win? Possibly all of them.

Vouchers make first Nikola fuel cell trucks ‘cheaper than a diesel’

Back in 2018, Anheuser-Busch placed an initial order for up to 800 Nikola fuel cell trucks. Ever so slowly, that is becoming a reality.

After numerous missteps and setbacks, Nikola produced 42...

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