ampCNG, a company leading the transition to compressed natural gas (CNG) as a transportation fuel in the commercial trucking industry, announced that its fleet of Class 8 CNG trucks has surpassed 30 million miles, achieving fuel efficiency of 6.17 miles per diesel equivalent gallon.
With this accomplishment, ampCNG has demonstrated the commercial and operational viability of CNG as a fuel for heavy-duty trucks. The company’s primary business is developing, owning, and operating public-access CNG fueling stations built for the heavy-duty trucking industry. ampCNG currently owns and operates 21 CNG stations nationwide, 19 of which are part of amp Trillium, ampCNG’s joint venture with Trillium CNG. It has plans to open several more in 2015.
Grant Zimmerman, senior vice-president of business development at ampCNG, said, “We are proud that our fleet has now run 30 million miles on CNG, and we will be putting our operations experience to good use. We look forward to continuing to share our proven CNG operating experience to help more trucking fleets safely reduce and stabilize their fuel costs by converting to CNG.”
The 42-truck fleet is leased by Renewable Dairy Fuels, a subsidiary of ampCNG, and operated by Ruan. This fleet carries raw milk from Fair Oaks Farms to processing facilities in Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee, and Indiana.
“We don’t want to be in the trucking business, but we felt it was important to put these trucks on the road to prove that CNG works for the Class 8 market,” said Zimmerman. “Along the way, we reduced operating costs for our dairy customers and helped the environment. Furthermore, the drivers report that they actually prefer CNG versus their old diesel units because the CNG trucks are cleaner and quieter.”
Since deploying CNG trucks in 2011, ampCNG has displaced approximately 4.6 million gallons of diesel and eliminated about 7,100 tons of carbon dioxide.
ampCNG is on a mission to displace liquid fuels with CNG by building and owning ultra-fast-fill CNG fueling stations for long-haul truck fleets across the United States. Based in Chicago IL, the company is building a nationwide network of CNG stations to supply major businesses and fleet operators with CNG. It is a member of the Department of Energy’s National Clean Fleets Partnership, which works with large private fleets to cut petroleum use and reduce the nation’s dependence on imported oil.
For more information, access www.ampcng.com.
