Meeting the challenge to clean up some of the most polluted air
in the country, Southern California has hit a new milestone with
over 100 trucks outfitted with the cleanest ultra low-NOx engines
available now operating in the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long
Beach.
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Total Transportation Services Inc., a
Southern California drayage company, will replace its entire diesel
trucking fleet with ultralow emission natural-gas trucks. (Photo:
Business Wire)
Visionary port trucking companies are leading the transformation
from diesel to clean trucks that are equipped with the ultralow-NOx
Cummins Westport (CWI) ISX12N engine and fueled with Clean Energy
Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) Redeem™ renewable natural gas (RNG), the
cleanest fuel available for heavy-duty trucks. The Clean Air Action
Plan (CAAP), adopted by the San Pedro Bay Ports in 2017, called for
the transformation of trucking away from diesel and this change is
now underway.
These leading companies include Overseas Freight, Total
Transportation Services, Pacific 9 Transportation, 4 Gen Logistics,
Orange Avenue Express, NFI industries, Green Fleet Systems, MDB
Transportation, Green Trucking LLC, West Coast Trucking, and
Tradelink Transportation.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved a $533
million plan for clean transportation investments which will
promote clean vehicle technologies such as natural gas trucks. The
plan should ensure the statewide Clean Vehicle Rebate (CVRP) and
Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Projects
(HVIP) effectively address the need to accelerate the cleanup and
transformation of California’s vehicle fleet.
“California is backing up our tough vehicle regulations with
money to help individuals and businesses access the newest,
cleanest technology,” said Mary Nichols, CARB Chair in a public
meeting where the plan was approved. “It will take a mix of
incentives and mandates to meet public health and climate goals. We
need to speed up the pace of change, and these investments play an
important role in assuring the state remains home to the nation’s
largest fleet of advanced vehicles.”
The transportation sector is responsible for about 40% of
California’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and more than 80% of
the state’s smog-forming NOx emissions, which are a key source of
air pollution. According to the annual emissions inventories
prepared by both ports, trucks are the largest source of GHG
emissions and the second largest source of NOx emissions from
port-related activities.
“Switching to trucks fueled with RNG is vital to improving air
quality and fighting climate change in our country’s largest port
complex,” said Greg Roche, vice president, Clean Energy. “This is a
prime example of fleets taking action that immediately decreases
the environmental impact of their operations. Switching to cleaner
fuel and engine technologies is reducing air and climate pollution
and helping the region achieve its clean air goals.”
The trucks are outfitted with the Cummins CWI ISX12N natural gas
engine, which achieves the lowest emission levels in North America
while delivering outstanding performance and reliability. The
ISX12N is certified by California Air Resources Board (CARB) to
reduce smog-forming NOx emissions by 90% compared to the current
engine standard, and by 98% when compared to the almost 8,000 older
diesel trucks operating in the ports today.
Redeem is the first commercially available RNG vehicle fuel. It
is derived from capturing biogenic methane that is produced from
the decomposition of organic waste from dairies, landfills, and
wastewater treatment plants. According to CARB, RNG can reduce GHG
emissions by 40% to over 400% depending upon its waste source
compared to diesel emissions, moving beyond zero GHG emissions.
“We work hard at combating air pollution every day, but we have
more work to do. We need to increase the rapid deployment of clean
technologies to help in our efforts,” said Wayne Nastri, executive
officer, South Coast AQMD. “These fleets are helping us achieve our
commitment to public health by replacing dirty diesel trucks with
near-zero emission, natural gas trucks.”
“Replacing our diesel fleet with CNG trucks running clean-engine
technology is part of our long-term goal to be operating at
near-zero emissions by 2020,” Vic LaRosa, president of TTSI. “We’re
proud to be among the first to deploy ultralow-NOx trucks and
encourage the 14,000 trucks that call at these ports each month to
follow suit.”
RNG-Powered Trucks Now Proven for Port Trucking
Clean Energy and CWI recently concluded a demonstration of 20
Class 8 trucks outfitted with the Cummins ISX12N engine and fueled
with Redeem RNG. The project was funded by Clean Energy, CARB, the
California Energy Commission (CEC), South Coast Air Quality
Management District (SCAQMD). The project followed seven trucking
companies evaluating the technology in the demanding duty cycles of
port and regional trucking.
“This project confirms that the ISX12N engine paired with RNG
can successfully perform port drayage and regional trucking while
providing the most cost-effective and affordable solution for clean
and sustainable trucking in our congested transportation
corridors,” said Roche.
“There is no better substitute to prove performance, durability,
reliability and economic viability of a technology than to put it
into real-world fleet operations,” said Tom Swenson, business
development manager, Cummins, Inc. “The ISX12N ultralow-NOx engine
has not only proven itself, but has become the preferred powertrain
for many drivers. Beyond providing ultralow emissions, the engines
are also substantially quieter in operation, resulting in lower
noise pollution.”
The 20 demonstration trucks have traveled over 800,000 miles,
moving goods throughout the southern California region from the
ports to Commerce, Fontana, Riverside, Moreno Valley, San Diego,
the Central Valley and other typical port container destinations.
Several of the participating fleets have either already purchased
additional ultra low-NOx trucks or plan to do so.
The project sought to generate interest in ultra low-NOx trucks,
particularly with the incentive funding that California is
providing to help truckers transition to this clean technology.
Ultra low-NOx trucks are key strategies for improving air quality
in the CARB State Implementation Plan, SCAQMD Air Quality
Management Plan, and the Ports’ CAAP. Next year SCAQMD is expected
to vote on “indirect source” regulations that target cargo-moving
industries, primarily diesel trucks.
About Clean Energy
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. is the leading provider of natural gas
fuel and renewable natural gas (RNG) fuel for transportation in the
United States and Canada, with a network of approximately 540
stations across North America that we own or operate. Clean Energy
builds and operates compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied
natural gas stations (LNG) stations and delivers more CNG, LNG and
RNG vehicle fuel than any other company in the United States. Clean
Energy sells Redeem™ RNG fuel and believes it is the cleanest
transportation fuel commercially available, reducing greenhouse gas
emissions by at least 70%. Clean Energy owns natural gas
liquification facilities in California and Texas which produce LNG
for the transportation and other markets. For more information,
visit www.CleanEnergyFuels.com.
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