Customers wishing to try liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks without the restrictions of a lease or purchase can now rent a truck for trial. The program, available to fleets operating along the I-84 and I-15 corridors from Las Vegas, NV, through Utah, Idaho and eastern Oregon, is being brought to market by PacLease, its local franchise Kenworth Sales Co. and Blu LNG....More

AMP Holding, under the Workhorse brand, has announced that its all-electric medium-duty step van has completed durability testing at Transportation Research Center (TRC), an independent testing lab in East Liberty, OH. TRC tested the vehicle under an accelerated testing protocol designed to determine the durability of the vehicle by simulating a 20-year service life. The testing ran for 4,000 miles during the Ohio winter from February to April, AMP said....More

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and Mansfield Energy Corp. have reached a strategic partnership to offer a “complete” compressed natural gas (CNG) solution. The firms said sales teams from both companies will offer Clean Energy’s natural-gas fueling station construction and operational services to current and potential customers. These services will be supported by Mansfield’s large-scale fuel supply capabilities, and Gas-2-Gallons fuel management system....More

Alternative fuels have traditionally filled their individual places in the trucking world. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) seems to work best in long-haul trucking operations; compressed natural gas (CNG) in shorter-haul operations. Hydrogen fuel is finding some success in port operation. And propane autogas has been relegated primarily to light duty vehicles and school buses....More