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MARCH 27, 2014

Peterbilt is showcasing Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide’s new Back-of-Cab (BOC) compressed natural gas (CNG) storage module installed on a Peterbilt 579 truck at the Mid-America Trucking Show. This new BOC module uses Quantum’s Q-lite tank technology and stores 123 DGE (Diesel Gallon Equivalent) of fuel.

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Peterbilt Dealers Installation Store 247

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APRIL 20, 2022

Achates Power has released initial in-use NO x measurements from the cleaner, heavy-duty diesel engine it developed in a project funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and several partners. Achates Power previously announced the opposed-piston has entered fleet service with WALMART Corporation in a Peterbilt 579 tractor.

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EPA Emissions Peterbilt Diesel 170

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MAY 28, 2020

ProRail systems are installed on one or both sides of the vehicle’s frame rail. Gen5 ProRail installed on a Peterbilt 567. Agility Fuel Solutions (Agility), a leading global provider of clean fuel solutions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, introduced the new fifth-generation ProRail CNG fuel system.

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Fuel Peterbilt Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber 243

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier FedEx Freight has purchased more than 100 Class 8 CNG tractors from Paccar units Kenworth and Peterbilt, and has installed a CNG fueling station to serve the new CNG fleet at its Oklahoma City Service Center. Also on site is a “time fill” station which has six zones and 18 hoses.

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Oklahoma City Oklahoma Kenworth Peterbilt 150

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MAY 23, 2014

LCSWMA’s CNG project includes 14 new Peterbilt transfer trucks with Cummins-Westport ISX 12L CNG engines, costing around $2.2 Previously, LCSWMA used diesel-powered trucks that consumed an average of 140,000 gallons of diesel fuel annually. million compressed natural gas (CNG) project. million total.

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Pennsylvania Peterbilt Waste Diesel 218

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APRIL 1, 2015

Florida-based truckload carrier Raven Transport is expanding its clean-burning natural gas fleet with 115 Peterbilt Model 579s, equipped with sleepers and powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) to haul goods for a leading consumer packaged goods company. million additional DGEs (diesel gallon equivalent) of LNG annually. Pearl, Miss.;

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Clean Cleaning Jacksonville Transportation 150

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JULY 6, 2010

The Westport HD System features the Westport GX 15L engine—based on the Cummins ISX diesel engine with cooled exhaust gas recirculation—and Westport’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel system (LNG fuel tanks, proprietary Westport fuel injectors, cryogenic fuel pumps).

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2010 EPA Engine Kenworth 186