Estes Partners with Clean Energy to Expand Natural Gas Vehicle Fleet
September 09 2020 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (CLNE), the leading provider of natural
gas fuel for transportation in North America, announced that Estes
Express Lines will add to its fleet 50 new trucks fueled with
Redeem™ renewable natural gas (RNG), bringing its total to 71.
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Estes Express Lines has partnered with
Clean Energy to add 50 near clean trucks to its fleet. (Photo:
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Estes, the nation’s largest privately-owned freight
transportation carrier, is acquiring the Class 8 natural gas trucks
equipped with the Cummins Westport ultra-clean ISX12N engine for
its California fleet, and is expected to use an approximate 2.8
million gallons of RNG over the seven-year contract.
Clean Energy’s Redeem was the first commercially available RNG
vehicle fuel, derived from capturing the biogenic methane produced
by the decomposition of organic waste from dairies, landfills, and
wastewater treatment plants. Redeem reduces climate-harming
greenhouse gas emissions by at least 70%, and even up to 300%
depending on the source of the RNG.
Estes purchased the trucks through Clean Energy’s Zero Now
program, which brings the price of a natural gas truck at parity
with a diesel truck, while offering a guaranteed fuel discount for
the duration of the agreement. For Estes, this represents a
geographical expansion of its current 21 ultra clean truck fleet
currently operating out of Texas, and also fueled by Redeem.
“Switching to trucks fueled with ultra-low carbon fuel is vital
to improving air quality and fighting climate change in the regions
that we serve,” said Estes Chief Executive Officer and President,
Rob Estes. “Clean Energy’s Zero Now program has enabled us to
switch to cleaner fuel and engine technologies that make financial
sense – so it’s a win on several levels.”
“By adding 50 clean, sustainable natural gas trucks to its
fleet, Estes demonstrates their leadership in the drive to lower
the carbon footprint by the heavy-duty trucking industry,” said
Brett Lindsay, Vice President of Clean Energy. “With the support of
our Zero Now program, Estes has been able to easily and quickly
switch a growing number of their trucks to RNG, significantly
decreasing the environmental impact of their operations.”
“Transitioning to natural gas has allowed Estes to set a new
standard for the trucking industry on how to be operationally
successful,” said Mike Palmer, Estes Vice President of Fleet
Services. “The trucks are performing well.”
A fourth-generation company, Estes was established in 1931 and
currently ranks among the nation’s top 10 national
less-than-truckload carriers with 19,000 employees and a fleet of
7,000 tractors and 30,000 trailers.
About Clean Energy
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. is North America’s leading provider of
the cleanest fuel for the transportation market. Through its sales
of Redeem™ renewable natural gas (RNG), which is derived from
capturing biogenic methane produced from decomposing organic waste,
Clean Energy allows thousands of vehicle fleets, from airport
shuttles to city buses to waste and heavy-duty trucks, to reduce
their amount of climate-harming greenhouse gas by at least 70% and
even up to 300% depending on the source of the RNG. Clean Energy
can deliver Redeem through compressed natural gas (CNG) and
liquified natural gas (LNG) to its network of approximately 540
fueling stations across the U.S. and Canada. Clean Energy builds
and operates CNG and LNG fueling stations for the transportation
market, owns natural gas liquefication facilities in California and
Texas, and transports bulk CNG and LNG to non-transportation
customers around the U.S. For more information, visit
www.CleanEnergyFuels.com.
About Estes Express Lines
Estes is the largest, privately-owned freight carrier in North
America. As an asset-based transportation and custom-logistics
solutions provider, Estes delivers responsive freight solutions
across a vast regional, national, international, and global
footprint. The Richmond, VA-based, fourth-generation company has
nearly 90 years of freight shipping expertise and has worked
through the decades to build a robust transportation network, a
reputation for financial stability, and an award-winning safety
record. Estes offers comprehensive freight shipping solutions,
including Less Than Truckload (LTL), Volume LTL, Truckload, Time
Critical, and Final Mile.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risks,
uncertainties and assumptions, including without limitation
statements about amounts of RNG expected to be consumed and the
benefits of RNG. Actual results and the timing of events could
differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
statements. The forward-looking statements made herein speak only
as of the date of this press release and, unless otherwise required
by law, Clean Energy undertakes no obligation to publicly update
such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or
circumstances. Additionally, the reports and other documents Clean
Energy files with the SEC (available at www.sec.gov) contain risk
factors, which may cause actual results to differ materially from
the forward-looking statements contained in this news release.
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Clean Energy Contact: Raleigh Gerber 949-437-1397
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