8 T800s for TTSI, +30 -- 100 for TCL?
Los Angeles Area Operators Are Beginning Use Of LNG-Fueled Trucks in Significant Volumes It’s not quite “routine” yet, but liquefied natural gas is becoming a real transportation alternative in Southern California behind the efforts of air quality authorities and fuel providers like Clean Energy (NASDAQ:CLNE).
Total Transportation Services, Inc. is operating eight Kenworth T800 liquefied natural gas trucks, said to be the first alternative fuel vehicles to operate in full-time drayage service at the Ports of
Los Angeles and Long Beach under the ports’ Clean Trucks Program. The eight T800s have LNG fuel systems by Canada’s Westport
Innovations, and Westport’s High Pressure Direct Injection technology allowing their 15-liter Cummins ISX engines to run mostly on natural gas.
TTSI is expecting to take delivery of 30 more by summer’s end and may eventually replace half of its 300-truck fleet with the alt fuel trucks.
Also in Southern California, Team Campbell Logistics is eyeing the purchase of 100 LNG-fueled T800 Kenworth Class 8 tractors with the support of some $5.1 million in Carl Moyer money from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (F&F, July 21). The firm is working the numbers to see if the extra cost of the trucks is warranted, says operations director Steve Pilcher.
TTSI, Albert Frasier, 310-816-0260;
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TTSI TAKES DELIVERY OF FIRST 8 CLEAN LNG TRUCKS
City of Industry, CA, May 22, 2008 -- In August of 2007, Total Transportation Services, Inc. (TTSI) along with NYK and Target Stores met with the Mayors of Los Angeles and Long Beach to announce a comprehensive plan to convert its Southern California Drayage fleet to Green.
On May 15, 2008 TTSI took delivery of its first eight LNG Kenworth T800 vehicles featuring Westport Innovation's High Pressure Direct Injection (HPDI) technology. These vehicles were made possible through the efforts of Clean Energy and grants provided by the Port of Los Angeles.
“TTSI, as an early adopter of Westport’s HPDI technology, is at the forefront of the environmental drive to reduce emissions in the trucking industry,” said Mike Gallagher, President and COO of Westport Innovations. “Additionally, TTSI will be able to reduce fuel costs by using an alternative fuel such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), a key decision factor for any fleet owner.”
These LNG vehicles will be the first alternative fuel vehicles to go into full time drayage service in the LA/LB Ports. With its commitment to the environment and the help from its Beneficial Cargo Owners, TTSI will continue to quickly convert 100% of its fleet to 2007 emission standards.
About TTSI -- TTSI is a leading 3rd Party Logistics company providing drayage, warehouse and transportation services. TTSI is a division of Goods Movements, Inc. based in Southern California.
About Westport’s HPDI system
Westport Innovations' (TSX:WPT) HPDI system for heavy-duty trucks offers class-leading greenhouse gas reductions and power ratings, with compelling operating economics of LNG fuelling. Based on the 2008 Cummins ISX diesel engine with cooled EGR, Westport’s LNG version of the engine offers the same horsepower, torque, and fuel efficiency as the base diesel engine it replaces. The Westport direct injection LNG system comprises proprietary LNG fuel tanks, fuel injectors, cryogenic fuel pumps and associated electronic components to facilitate robust performance in demanding operating conditions.
Together with NYK and Target, TTSI was one of the founding members of the Coalition for Responsible Transportation - CRT, a private industry solution committed to the greening of the American Ports.
For more information, please visit TTSI’s website at www.TTS-I.com or contact Vic La Rosa at 310.816.0260.
