Biodiesel Trucks Emissions News
- Aust contractor set to try biodiesel in NZ fleet Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:09PMTrans-Tasman civil engineering contractor Fulton Hogan says it will try running its vehicles on biodiesel fuel containing recycled cooking oils and canola oil made from oilseed rape grown in the Hurunui district and other dry areas of Canterbury.
- Eco Travel Plaza unveils new, greener technology Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 3:25PMDon Demko has a goal of turning the Eco Travel Plaza on Genesis Road in to an energy neutral business. That's a daunting task but recent sustainable and environmentally conscious upgrades have the travel plaza on its way to meeting that goal.
- Isuzu Commercial Trucks Now Powered by B20 Biodiesel Blends Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 4:35PMAt its semi-annual board meeting in Washington D.C. last week, members of the National Biodiesel Board applauded the latest Original Equipment Manufacturer to announce its support for use of B20 biodiesel blends. Â Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. has confirmed that all of its new 2011 and forward model year diesel engines, including its four popular N-Series truck models as well as the ...
- Soy far soy good for truck trial Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 5:36PMENVIRONMENT Victoria has cautiously welcomed Manningham Council's decision to trial two depot trucks on fuel produced from soybeans.
- A national cleanup program worth saving Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 11:00PMThis is a story about a problem we can solve with a bit of help from Congress.
- Farming fuel Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 5:12PMCLEAR BROOK, Va. - John Light's 35-acre field glows a glittering gold and green under spears of sunl ...
- Earth Day & Clean Diesel... A Decade of Environmental Accomplishments and Powering the World's Global Economy Thursday, April 21, 2011 @ 10:24AM"If you had told me in the mid-1990's that we could put the words 'clean' and 'diesel' together, I would say you were completely out of your mind. "Yet here we are today to celebrate 10 years of clean diesel effort."
- Drivers left stranded by cut to biofuels Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 9:12AMTHE only service station in Sydney that offered greenhouse-friendly biofuel has stopped selling it after the fuel failed government air quality tests.
- Canada Post adds Navistar’s eStarTM all-electric trucks to its fleet Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 9:14AMTORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the heels of announcing it had purchased the first fully electric small delivery vehicles, Canada Post today added the first all-electric step vans in Canada to its fleet. The corporation showcased the first of four all-electric commercial vehicles built by Navistar Inc., an American manufacturer of medium and heavy trucks. The eStar™, a Class 2c-3 electric truck and ...
- Canada Post adds Navistar’s eStarTM all-electric trucks to its fleet Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 9:00AMOn the heels of announcing it had purchased the first fully electric small delivery vehicles, Canada Post today added the first all-electric step vans in Canada to its fleet. The corporation showcased the first of four all-electric commercial vehicles built by Navistar Inc., an American manufacturer of medium and heavy trucks.
- Green Business: Santa Rosa to start GHG workshops April 6 Monday, April 4, 2011 @ 5:13AMThe city of Santa Rosa will host a series of facilitated workshops implementation of a citywide Greenhouse Gas Reduction (GHG) Program, which includes a climate action plan.
- Delivery Vehicles Fueled by Propane Autogas Take Center Stage at Beverage Fleet Summit Monday, March 28, 2011 @ 2:00PMPropane autogas offers lower emissions, high performance for beverage industry.
- Delivery Vehicles Fueled by Propane Autogas Take Center Stage at Beverage Fleet Summit Monday, March 28, 2011 @ 8:13AMPropane autogas offers lower emissions, high performance for beverage industry. (PRWeb March 28, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/3/prweb8237769.htm
- Environment: Related News Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 2:09AM3/24/2011 - Canadian Trucking Alliance Says Biodiesel Mandate Outweigh Benefits The 4,500-member Canadian Trucking Alliance says the Canadian government needs to re-think its approach to a national biodiesel mandate set to kick in on July 1...
- Reach--Revolutionary New Commercial Van Powered by Isuzu, Scheduled for Mid-Summer Production Tuesday, March 8, 2011 @ 11:08AMANAHEIM, CA--March 8, 2011: Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., distributor of America's best-selling low-cab-forward trucks, and Utilimaster, Inc., a category leading manufacturer of specialty chassis and vehicles, today unveiled the Reach, their game-changing commercial van, at the National Truck Equipment Association's 2011 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.
- Reach—Revolutionary New Commercial Van Powered by Isuzu—Scheduled for Mid-Summer Production Tuesday, March 8, 2011 @ 10:25AMANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., distributor of America’s best-selling low-cab-forward trucks, and Utilimaster, Inc., a category leading manufacturer of specialty chassis and vehicles, today unveiled the Reach™, their game-changing commercial van, at the National Truck Equipment Association’s 2011 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. The commercial van—with ...
- Jones takes on another role Tuesday, January 4, 2011 @ 11:53PMLAS CRUCES - Royal Jones loves to go fast because he finds it relaxing. Jones, 57, might find it a little harder to find the time to take his laps this year at the Southern New Mexico Speedway, which he operates along with business partner Jimmie Ray.
- Airplane with a Mission: Kodiak Planes and Humanitarian Workers Tuesday, January 4, 2011 @ 5:09PMIn 2007, Quest Aircraft in Sandpoint, Idaho, launched a plane made by missionaries for missionaries. This rugged 10-seater single engine plane takes off and lands on less than 700 feet of unstructured airstrip. With its fat wheels, it can land on hillsides and is the first small cargo plane built since the popular de Havilland Beaver or the Cessna 185 from the 1970s. These were the preferred ...
- California farmers answer retail's request Sunday, October 31, 2010 @ 12:19AMNext time you lift a glass of Gallo wine, you might thank the owls that helped produce it. E.&J. Gallo Winery of Modesto provides nesting boxes for the raptors to encourage them to prey on rodent pests in vineyards.
- Reportlinker Adds Global Electric Vehicles Industry Monday, October 18, 2010 @ 1:50PMReportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
- Monroe County to Add Autogas Fueling Center & Convert Vehicles Monday, October 18, 2010 @ 12:51PMROCHESTER, NY - Monroe County, N.Y., received a grant to retrofit four light-duty pickup trucks in the county fleet to run on liquid propane gas (LPG) and install infrastructure for a LPG fuel dispenser at one of its fueling stations.
- Propel Rewards Bay Area Drivers on National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day, October 15 Friday, October 15, 2010 @ 7:54AMSpecial Event Pricing Offers Renewable Fuels for as Low as $1.49 per Gallon
- Propel Rewards Bay Area Drivers on National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day, October 15 Thursday, October 14, 2010 @ 8:00AMREDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwire - 10/14/10) - As part of National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day, Propel Fuels ( www.propelfuels.com ), a leading retailer of clean, renewable fuels, will offer a special price of $1 off per gallon, as low as $1.49 per gallon, at five Bay Area fueling stations on Friday, October 15th from 9am to 6pm. In partnership with the National ...
- Verizon Rolls Out Alternative-Energy Vehicles in Westchester County Tuesday, October 12, 2010 @ 12:26PMVerizon on Tuesday unveiled new alternative-energy trucks and vans that it will add to its fleet of service vehicles in Westchester County in the coming weeks. Â
- San Diego biofuels company lands $1.8M grant Tuesday, October 12, 2010 @ 8:15AMSan Diego-based Pearson Fuels has landed a $1.8 million state grant to help biodiesel into more tanker trucks.
- Gull Launches Only Publicly Available Biodiesel Monday, September 27, 2010 @ 5:20PMAuckland, 28 September 2010 – Gull New Zealand announced today that it has sourced biodiesel from Environ Fuels, New Zealand’s leading biodiesel manufacturer, to launch New Zealand’s only B5 blended biodiesel available to the public at a service station.
- Alternative Fuel Trade Alliance Invited to Speak at Health Care, Textile Conferences Monday, September 27, 2010 @ 9:00AMAlternative fuels reduce pollution, reliance on imported oil. The textile services industry operates about 20,000 delivery trucks nationwide.
- How Cool Is Austin Thursday, September 23, 2010 @ 12:04AM2010 snapshot of the ACPP 'five plans'
- Biodiesel tests show CO2 reduction Wednesday, September 22, 2010 @ 2:36PMThe United States National Biodiesel Board has released the results of a lifecycle carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction demonstration. The six-month demonstration culminated in a report showing California-based fleet States Logistics' CO2 reduction of 72.9 tons compared to straight petroleum diesel.
- Used Cooking Oil Will Fuel City Trash Truck Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:35AMIf you notice a greasy smell wafting out the back of a certain city trash truck sometime soon, it might not be the smell of the trash. You might be smelling the fuel used to power the truck itself.
- Komatsu Seeks Bio-Diesel Customers for Mining Trucks in Southeast Asia Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:42PMKomatsu Ltd. , the world’s second- largest maker of mining trucks and excavators, plans to seek more customers for bio-diesel fuel from a joint venture pilot project in Indonesia that’s due to start output this year.
- Garbage truck to run on used cooking oil Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:16AMOfficials in South Carolina’s capital city are turning one man’s trash into a treasure of sorts — fuel that they’ll use to transport more trash.
- FEATURE - Brazil taps small farmers for biofuels campaign Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:56AMfrom selling grain. For the past three years, Scariot has sold soy beans at a premium over market prices to a biofuels company under a government program aimed at supporting small farms and creating jobs in the countryside while cutting fuel imports.
- UTA to test compressed natural gas buses for performance Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:49AMLAYTON -- Utah Transit Authority wants to make its buses green. read more
- Lafayette jumps on natural gas to fuel vehicles Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 2:11AMCity planners considered biodiesel, electric-powered hybrids and other possibilities but in the end settled on natural gas.
- Five Bad-Boy Work Trucks for Heavy Hauling Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 10:48AMLooking for a truck that can stand up to heavy lifting? Try one of these models for working stiffs.
- Natural gas gets another look Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 12:26AMFacing stricter federal rules on tailpipe emissions and steadily rising fuel costs, Lafayette — like many cities across the state and country — started weighing options for its fleet of buses and public works vehicles.
- Bloomberg, City Council Praised for Deal on Bill to Cut Heating Oil Pollution Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 2:15PMLegislation Also Requires 2% Biodiesel for All NYC Heating Oil in October 2012
- Used vegetable oil... is it waste or a valuable resource? Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 11:05AMSearch the Internet and you'll find that cooking-oil recycling is a legitimate trend. While it may seem harmless, pouring the oil from your deep-fried turkey down the drain can harm wildlife and wreak havoc on your septic tank and local sewage systems.
- Rothsay Fuels Change With Biodiesel Fleet Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 3:08PMOTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 16, 2010) - The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) today applauded Rothsay Biodiesel, a division of Maple Leaf Foods Inc, for fueling positive change with its on road use of made-in-Canada biodiesel.
- Rothsay Fuels Change With Biodiesel Fleet Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 3:00PMOTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 07/16/10) - The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) today applauded Rothsay Biodiesel, a division of Maple Leaf Foods Inc, for fueling positive change with its on road use of made-in-Canada biodiesel. Rothsay announced today that its program to fuel its own fleets with biodiesel blends reduced carbon output by approximately 700 metric tonnes in 2009 - the ...
- Would a Push to Curb Carbon Really Reduce US Dependence on Oil? Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 1:09PMby Anne C. Mulkern President Obama and congressional Democrats cite the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster as a powerful reason to pass climate legislation, but economists see a flaw with the link: Leading Senate measures would do little to curb petroleum use. Legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions largely targets electric utilities. Although it would affect oil refiners, economists ...
- Alaska Waste turning food grease into fuel Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 10:28PMThe Anchorage area's private trash hauler is making a multimillion-dollar investment to transform food grease into fuel for its fleet of garbage trucks.
- Forecasting Fleet’s Future at NAFA Tuesday, May 25, 2010 @ 5:35PMFleet professionals are expecting higher gas prices, tight inventory, longer warranty periods, fuel tax incentives and texting-while-driving bans.
- Ottawa puts hefty price tag on vehicle emissions Tuesday, May 25, 2010 @ 6:25AMSays auto makers, fuel suppliers, motorists face almost $13-billion in added costs from regulations for 2011 to 2016 model years
- GMC Adds More Denali Models to the 2011 Sierra HD Lineup Thursday, May 13, 2010 @ 1:23PMThe manufacturer will offer a 2WD version of the Denali HD 2500 series (3/4 ton) as well as Denali HD crew cab versions of the 3500 Series (1-ton) for both single rear wheel and dually versions in 2WD and 4WD applications.
- 'World is watching' NZ's first biodiesel refuelling facility Wednesday, May 12, 2010 @ 12:13PMQueenstown's biodiesel refuelling facility, the first of its kind in New Zealand, has attracted national and international interest. read more
- Gas Co., GM partners in new Hawaii hydrogen-fuel project Wednesday, May 12, 2010 @ 7:06AMHawaii's race to adopt green-energy automobiles picked up speed yesterday with the announcement of a collaboration between The Gas Co. and General Motors Corp. for vehicles powered by hydrogen.
- 2011 Ford F-Series Wednesday, May 5, 2010 @ 5:48PMGLENDALE, Ariz. -- West of Phoenix on the I-10 striping Arizona's Sonoran Desert, we're rolling at a moderate pace below the speed limit and toting a half-ton payload with huge torque from a massive new turbo-diesel engine directed to all of the wheels on a super-size one-ton work truck from Ford Motor Company.
- City vehicles going ‘green’ Sunday, May 2, 2010 @ 1:23AMWith rising fuel costs taking a toll on the city’s budget, Washington implemented a green-fleets policy to help combat those escalating costs.
