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Construction Equipment
Ford announces 2014 F-150 fueled by compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas
Beginning this fall, Ford will offer a prep package on the 2014 F-150 that allows the truck to run on compressed natural gas (CNG), liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and gasoline. The F-150 will be the only CNG/LPG-capable half-ton pickup on the market and will be capable of driving more than 750 miles on one tank […]
July 31, 2013
Construction Equipment
Full-size pickup sales up 25% annually thanks to home construction, energy sector
Automakers saw sales of full-size pickups soar 24.7 percent in the last year, thanks to recent increased demand from those in the construction and energy sectors, reports the Detroit News. In all, automakers sold 1,444,626 cars and trucks here in the U.S. last month. For comparison, car and SUV sales were only up 5.7 percent compared […]
June 5, 2013
Roadbuilding
Ride and drive high-tech trucks at Calstart HTUF’s SE Regional Fleet Workshop
Calstart’s High-Efficiency Truck Users Forum (HTUF) is hosting its 2013 Southeast Regional Fleet Workshop in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 22. The workshop gives industry professionals and other interested attendees the chance to learn more about creating a clean, cost-effective fleet. Participants will also have an opportunity to ride and drive technologically-advanced medium- and heavy-duty trucks […]
May 2, 2013
Equipment
UPS expands its natural gas-powered fleet in a big way
UPS has announced its plans to purchase approximately 700 trucks fueled by liquefied natural gas, better known as LNG. The logistics company is no stranger to the alternative fuel. UPS has operated natural gas vehicles for more than a decade and prior to this announcement was operating a fleet of more than 100 LNG-powered vehicles […]
April 24, 2013
Business
Shell collaborates with Volvo, Mack Trucks on global LNG fuel
Shell has taken part in two new global collaborations—one with Volvo Trucks and one with Mack Trucks—to encourage the use of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a fuel for commercial vehicles. The two non-exclusive agreements with Shell will include collaboration on issues such as fuel specification and emissions performance. Volvo’s LNG offerings include its 13-liter […]
March 28, 2013
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Protests ensue after University of Tennessee receives approval for fracking on school land
University of Tennessee officials are moving forward with a plan to drill oil and gas wells for hydraulic fracturing—also known as fracking— on land owned by the school after receiving approval from the state legislature, reports the Knoxville News Sentinel. The university will soon begin hearing bids from oil and gas companies to lease some […]
March 20, 2013
Business
Labor shortage expected to crush $100 billion in planned petrochemical projects
A lack of energy and mining professionals may cause the cost of these skilled workers, such as engineers and geoscientists, to double by 2020, potentially crushing $100 billion in planned petrochemical projects, Bloomberg reported. Experienced skilled workers currently earn an average of between $183,000 and $285,000 a year, while recent college graduates earn an average […]
March 12, 2013
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Fracking as a form of birth control?
Teen-age pregnancies have plummeted in North Dakota and that state’s researchers give the credit to, of all things, fracking. Apparently this method of extracting oil and gas from deep underground has brought in so much money and kept every able-bodied male so busy that nobody’s had time or the inclination to make babies. This is […]
March 1, 2013
Roadbuilding
Road Science
‘Gravel,’ stone-surfaced and dirt road preservation helped by new techniques, guidelines, RAP.
January 1, 2013
Business
Natural gas saves the day after hurricane Sandy
Natural gas, hurricane Sandy, electrical grid, generators
November 7, 2012
Business
One more reason to like natural gas
Natural gas, petrochemical manufacturing, ethylene, fracking
October 15, 2012
Business
Westport: all of a sudden, everybody’s BFF
Westport, Westport Cummins, Caterpillar, Waichei, General Motors. Volvo, natural gas engines, HPDI, high pressure direct injection, construction equipment, on-highway trucking, mining, mining trucks
October 15, 2012
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