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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

Business

HHP Summit: “Natural gas will become a significant replacement for diesel”

The keynote speaker for the official beginning of the High Horsepower Summit was John Somerhalder, chairman, president and CEO of AGL Resources, an Atlanta based energy services and holding company and a member and past director of the board of the American Gas Association. Somerhalder discussed the recent expansion of natural gas into non-traditional markets […]

October 2, 2012

Construction Equipment

Guest blog: Diesel vs. natural gas generators

There are many variables to consider when deciding between diesel or natural gas-powered generators. Typically, the price of natural gas is lower than that of diesel fuel. However, natural gas generators can cost up to twice as much as comparable diesel models. Generally, the smaller the generator, the less differential you will see in price. […]

October 2, 2012

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Purchasing a Generator: Which Is Better—Diesel or Natural Gas?

There are many variables to consider when deciding between diesel or natural gas-powered generators. Typically, the price of natural gas is lower than that of diesel fuel. However, natural gas generators can cost up to twice as much as comparable diesel models. Generally, the smaller the generator, the less differential you will see in price. […]

September 18, 2012

Construction Equipment

Freightliner produces 500,000th vehicle

Freightliner Trucks celebrated the production of its 500,000th vehicle at its Mount Holly, North Carolina, plant on September 12. Freightliner gave the keys of the 500,000th truck to Duke Energy officials at a Town Hall meeting at the plant. The truck will join Duke Energy’s fleet of field service vehicles. The Mount Holly plant, which […]

September 18, 2012

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Allison offers natural gas tractor

Allison Transmission has announced its production of a new natural gas vehicle, the Cascadia 113 Natural Gas day cab tractor. This tractor is currently in the initial launch phase and is expected to go into full production in the second quarter of 2013. The new Cummins Westport ISX12 G heavy duty engine and Allison 4000 […]

July 20, 2012

Roadbuilding

Highway Contractor

Alternative fuels can power your winter operations fleet; why one Iowa city has confidence in its winter operators;“sustainability” is an increasingly influential factor in developing winter maintenance programs.

June 9, 2012

Roadbuilding

Equipment World Contractor of the Year, 2012

Steve Cosper got his love of construction as a teenager working summer jobs. But it was his keen appreciation for financial management and an aggressive use of digital technology that helped his company survive the recession.

June 7, 2012

Business

Trucks

Bridging the Gap With a growing number of supply options, is now the time to explore alternative-fuel vehicles? By Jeff Crissey   Adoption of alternative-fuel vehicles in trucking has faced some strong headwinds in the last five years. In addition to significantly higher vehicle costs, the nation’s fledgling infrastructure – particularly for liquefied natural gas […]

May 27, 2012

Roadbuilding

Applications & Innovations

Full depth reclamation saves aging roads struggling under heavy fracking loads.

May 4, 2012

Maintenance

Trucks

Ready for Natural Gas? LNG and CNG look to be a medium-duty hit – but will they work in Class 8? By Jack Roberts Natural gas as a fuel for internal combustion engines isn’t a new idea. What is new is the scope of its penetration into new vehicle applications in the wake of rising […]

April 29, 2012