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Roadbuilding
Ford starts production of F-150 with CNG
Ford has started production of its 2014 F-150 pickup with the ability to run on compressed natural gas, our sister site, Total Landscape Care reports. The company announced in July that it would offer the 2014 F-150 with a prep package allowing the truck to run on compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) […]
November 29, 2013
Construction Equipment
Chrysler’s new CNG tank mimics human lungs to decrease size, increase capacity
Chrysler says that its patent-pending compressed natural gas fuel tank solves two of the major drawbacks to the fuel by drawing inspiration form the human lungs. While a lot of truck owners are interested in CNG because it can be had for pretty cheap ($1 per-gallon-equivalent to gasoline), the downsides are related: because it’s not […]
November 18, 2013
Machine Matters
How to build out the perfect work truck by taking advantage of dealer spec’ing technologies
Not long ago spec’ing a vocational truck meant going to a dealer, picking from a limited list of wheelbases and axle ratings, selecting a few options for the cab and then welding, drilling and cutting until all your equipment fit. Those were the Dark Ages of truck building. What we have now is a period […]
November 1, 2013
Construction Equipment
Ford details maintenance for CNG/LPG F-150, says truck can be specced for either fuel, plus gasoline, but not both
Earlier this week we posted a news story about Ford’s debut of the first factory spec half-ton pickup capable of running on compressed natural gas and liquid propane gas. A few of you wrote in asking whether these trucks were actually capable of running on both CNG and LPG in addition to gas. To answer […]
August 7, 2013
Construction Equipment
NYC concrete contractor Ferrara Bros. moves to mixer fleet powered by natural gas
Ferrara Bros., a construction company from Flushing, New York has taken delivery of 15 concrete mixers equipped to run on compressed natural gas. The McNeilus Standard ready-mix trucks are powered by Cummins Westport ISL-G CNG engines and configured on a single pusher axle with a gross vehicle weight of 80,000 pounds. Including its 17 CNG […]
August 6, 2013
Roadbuilding
Ford announces availability of CNG/LPG capability for 2014 F-150
Ford has announced it will begin offering a prep package this fall that will allow the 2014 F-150 to run on compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and gasoline, our sister site, Equipment World reported. The prep package will make the F-150 the only CNG/LPG-capable half-ton on the market and will allow the […]
August 2, 2013
Business
Does it pay for contractors to run a truck or fleet on natural gas?
Remember when diesel was $2 a gallon and you could drive your big trucks without gasping at the cost of a fill-up? Those days may be coming back, although it won’t be diesel that’s costing $2 a gallon, but natural gas. Thanks to fracking and horizontal drilling techniques developed in just the last decade, domestic petroleum […]
April 1, 2013
Business
Reporter
By Equipment World Staff  Built in America Louisiana storm surge barrier takes top global honors The Lake Borgne Surge Barrier, a two-mile-long, 26-foot-tall concrete and steel bulkwark against hurricanes and floodwaters, has been named the world’s most outstanding engineering achievement for 2012. Built in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, the $1.1 […]
May 26, 2012
Workforce
Venchurs launches fleet demo program
Venchurs Vehicle Systems has launched a new nationwide demo fleet program in which work truck fleet managers test CNG and Bi-Fuel pickups before they decide to buy. Fleet managers who are interested in adding CNG Ford F-250s or F-350s to their workforce have the opportunity to apply for Venchurs’ short term loaner program. The Bi-Fuel […]
May 9, 2012
Roadbuilding
New Road Products
Hybrid trailers, asphalt plants, screeds and portable generators are among the products featured.
May 7, 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
Business
2013 GM 2500HDs bi-fuel
Chevrolet and GMC today announced details of General Motors’ bi-fuel 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 HD extended cab pickup trucks at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, IN. The vehicles include a compressed natural gas (CNG) capable Vortec 6.0L V8 engine that seamlessly transitions between CNG and gasoline fuel systems. The truck […]
March 13, 2012
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