Liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel systems gain foothold in ports
Monday, September 22, 2008
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel systems gain foothold in ports (Fleet Owner)"Ports, communities and businesses across the country have started looking at liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel systems as an environmentally friendly solution to clean air and emissions concerns. The eight Kenworth T800s equipped with LNG fuel systems that went into full-time drayage service in California last month under the Clean Trucks Program are an example of how the emerging technology is beginning to make an impact."
Other trucking industry headlines from Monday, Sept. 22, 2008:
Fleet Owner
Special photo log: Hurricane Ike damage
Sprint teams up with Fenway Partners
OPW introduces underground fueling system
Rand McNally to use Navteq map data
Refrigerated Transporter
Exel orders ReeferTrak systems for its fleet
Green Edge offers HACCP wireless temp monitoring
Trailer/Body Builders
Polk Forecasts 723,000 Class 3-8 New Vehicle Registrations in 2012
NAM Survey Shows Optimism About Sales, Investment, Growth
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. Relocates Service Center to Lubbock, Texas
Blogs
Selling all of your value
"Beware becoming a commodity – that’s a critical piece of advice many transportation experts tell me truckers must internalize. I’ve heard this warning for years and it’s spot-on. Just look around this industry today – it’s littered with bankrupt fleets and owner-operators not so much because diesel prices set new records earlier this year (above $5 a gallon in many parts of the U.S.) but because truckers could not get shippers to pay adequate fuel surcharges to cover the increased cost of fuel."
Nigeria, China increase trade (Nigerian Tribune)
Nigeria and China are working to boost more economic collaborations in many areas including science and technology, reports Christian Okeke.
420 attend Latin Asia Business Forum in Singapore to discuss trade between the regions
Some 420 business delegates from 21 countries are attending Latin Asia Business Forum (LAB) here on Monday to to learn more about opportunities in the two regions.
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