This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Electrify America selected LongBeach and the Wilmington neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles as its second “Green City” investment. The Green City investment is part of Electrify America’s commitment to invest $800 million in California over ten years.
TTSI) is replacing its entire diesel trucking fleet with near-zero emission natural gas trucks, which it plans to fuel with carbon-negative renewable natural gas (RNG). In any given month, 13,000 to 14,000 trucks call at the Ports of LongBeach and Los Angeles, emitting roughly 2,600 tons per year of smog-causing nitrogen-oxide emissions.
has agreed to mutually terminate its contract with LongBeach Transportation Company (LBT) for the delivery of 10 electric buses. In an effort to demonstrate our good will to both the people of LongBeach and the FTA, we have agreed to mutually terminate the LongBeach Transit contract so it can be re-bid without delay.
MTS launched the region’s first zero-emissions bus pilot program in 2019, and last year set a plan in motion to convert its entire bus fleet to zero emission by 2040. Additionally, LongBeach Transit (LBT) has ordered 20 next-generation battery-electric 35-foot Xcelsior CHARGE NG heavy-duty transit buses under a three-year contract.
The Port of LongBeach received a $30.1-million million grant from the US Department of Transportation to deploy the nation’s largest fleet of manually operated, zero-emissions cargo handling equipment at a single marine terminal. Aerial photo of LongBeach Container Terminal with two Cosco vessels at berth.
and LongBeach is an important driver of this program. Port fleet rollout. Both of these zero-emissions trucks will be used for drayage operations in the ports of Los Angeles and LongBeach. Reducing airborne pollution at the Ports of L.A.
The LongBeach Board of Harbor Commissioners earlier this month approved changes centered around incorporating the international Environmental Ship Index (ESI) into the Port’s Green Ship Incentive Program, which began in 2012. More than $1.7 million in incentives were paid to participants in 2020. Low-NO x natural gas trucks.
Electrify America plans to install 30 electric fleet-dedicated chargers paired with battery energy storage systems (BESS) at the Port of LongBeach, California, as part of Electrify America’s $25-million “Green City” investment in the region at the Ports of LongBeach and Los Angeles.
A community youth workshop for LongBeach residents and students. We are excited to partner with Xtelligent and the City of LongBeach to research solutions to urban transportation challenges. We are excited to partner with Xtelligent and the City of LongBeach to research solutions to urban transportation challenges.
Volvo Trucks North America customer 4 Gen Logistics, a fourth generation, family-owned drayage company, has ordered 41 Volvo VNR Electric trucks to haul freight between the Port of LongBeach and Southern California’s Inland Empire—a national logistics and warehousing hub.
The new fueling station is designed to support the recent addition of 56 new CNG-powered collection trucks that serve customers throughout greater LongBeach, California. The new fueling station is Republic’s second alternative fuels facility in LongBeach.
A plug-in parallel hybrid electric terminal tractor used to move shipping containers and cargo within the port will be tested at a Port of LongBeach shipping terminal. The equipment will be tested at SSA Container Terminal on Pier A at the Port of LongBeach for 3 months. Andra Rogers. Mobile, Ala.,
A Foss Maritime Company’ Green Assist hybrid tug ( earlier post ) has joined the Foss fleet for the ports of LongBeach and Los Angeles, California. To help defray the added costs of development and construction of the first hybrid tug, both the Ports of LongBeach and Los Angeles contributed funding.
Waste Management added a 1,000 th natural gas truck to its fleet, making it the largest owner and operator of heavy duty refuse trucks in North America. property, the company commemorated the delivery of the 1,000 th natural gas vehicle with LongBeach Mayor Bob Foster starting up the new recycling truck that will serve LongBeach residents.
LongBeach (California) Transit (LBT) has put 25 new gasoline-electric hybrid buses into service. The addition of these newly designed hybrid buses brings LongBeach Transit’s 40-foot hybrid fleet total to 87 buses, for a nearly 50% hybrid 40-foot fleet. Earlier post.)
AJR Trucking , a leading carrier for the United States Postal Service (USPS) and a major drayage carrier operating in the Ports of Los Angeles and LongBeach, has executed a purchase order for 50 Nikola Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) trucks from Tom’s Truck Centers, a member of the Nikola Corporation sales and service dealer network.
Equilon Enterprises LLC, doing business as Shell Oil Products US, and Toyota have been provisionally awarded $8 million by the GFO-17-603 to develop the first hydrogen-truck refueling station at the Port of LongBeach. Earlier post.).
Ecology, a transportation and logistics company in California, has switched its fleet of more than 600 trucks to run on Neste MY Renewable Diesel and is reporting cleaner fuel filters, fewer maintenance problems and reductions in tailpipe emissions. Switching 600 trucks, which drive on average 25,000 miles per year at approximately 2.5
Six trucking firms operating in the Ports of Los Angeles and LongBeach are deploying trucks powered by Cummins Westport (CWI) near-zero ISX12N engines ( earlier post ), and fueled with Clean Energy Fuels Corp.’s The Ports of Los Angeles and LongBeach provided funding for two additional near-zero trucks.
Additionally, the company will direct $25 million of the $200 million investment for an initiative in the City of LongBeach and the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles (LongBeach-Wilmington), for a “Green City” program. Green City Investment: - $25 Million in LongBeach-Wilmington.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Governing Board voted last Friday to approve funding for 483 natural gas-fueled (liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG)) trucks to replace old diesel trucks serving the Ports of LongBeach and Los Angeles. The new trucks are expected to use approximately 3.6
The Port of LongBeach has achieved clean air records in its latest study of air pollution emissions, including an 88% reduction in diesel particulate matter. With the opening of LongBeach Container Terminal, 11% of the Port’s fleet of cargo-handling equipment is zero-emissions.
TeraWatt Infrastructure is developing the first network of high-powered charging centers for heavy-duty and medium-duty electric trucks along the Interstate 10 (I-10) highway, stretching from the Port of LongBeach - Los Angeles, California to the El Paso, Texas area.
XL Fleet Corp. XL Fleet’s newest product represents the fourth OEM platform on which its electrification systems are compatible, which also includes hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric drive solutions for Ford, General Motors and Isuzu fleet vehicles.
NFI, one of the US’ oldest and largest third-party supply chain solutions providers, is expanding its fleet of Class 8 battery-electric trucks (BETs) in Southern California as part of the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative ( JETSI ) project. million), MSRC ($8 million), and South Coast AQMD ($5.4 million), with an additional $21.7
TTSI), one of Southern California's prominent port trucking companies, to expedite zero-emission transportation solutions at the ports of Los Angeles and LongBeach. Nikola Corporation delivered the first Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicle (BEV) pilot trucks to Total Transportation Services Inc.
The rule requires container, passenger and refrigerated cargo ships to reduce emissions while docked at California’s busiest ports, including Los Angeles, LongBeach, Oakland, Hueneme, San Francisco and San Diego. In 2017, 87% of all regulated fleets complied with the regulation.
The City of LongBeach has entered into a new two-year contract to fuel 77 vehicles with an expected 225,000 GGEs of Redeem, including its 35 LNG refuse trucks. Redeem enables at least 70 percent reduction in carbon emissions when displacing diesel or gasoline, according to California Air Resources Board (CARB) estimates.
Foss Maritime Company, builder and operator of a hybrid tugboat ( earlier post ), will add a second hybrid tug, a retrofit, to its Southern California fleet with the help of an air quality grant obtained by the Port of LongBeach. Richard Cameron, Director of Environmental Planning at the Port of LongBeach.
Stäubli Electrical Connectors, a leading manufacturer of electrical connector solutions, has signed an agreement with SSA Marine to provide automatic charging stations for 33 terminal tractors at the Port of LongBeach. This project will create the largest automated electric vehicle charging program of any port in the United States.
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has delivered the first vehicle in its Freightliner Electric Innovation Fleet—a Freightliner eM2 ( earlier post )—to Penske Truck Leasing, fulfilling its promise to put an electric commercial truck in customer hands in 2018. The range of the eM2 is around 370 km (230 miles).
GNA modeled the impact of electrification on those fleets under a series of scenarios including managed charging and deployment of on-site solar and storage. However, despite those long-term savings, charging infrastructure investments required for Class 8 fleets are significant and can vary dramatically.
NFI will deploy 60 battery-electric drayage trucks, becoming the first 100% zero-emission fleet operator and truck shop in California. The charging infrastructure to support this fleet will be installed at NFI’s Ontario, Calif. The charging infrastructure to support this fleet will be installed at NFI’s Ontario, Calif.
The systems will autonomously charge part of the electric yard tractor fleet of SSA Marine at the International Container Terminal at the Port of Oakland. We look forward to enabling SSA Marine to expand the electrification of their fleets in a scalable way. —CEO of Rocsys, Crijn Bouman.
The governing boards of the ports of Los Angeles and LongBeach unanimously approved the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update , ushering in a new era of aggressive clean air strategies for moving cargo through the nation’s busiest container port complex.
Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emissions solutions for commercial fleets, is taking its new Ford Transit LightningElectric model ( earlier post ) on the road, showcasing the recently released vehicle efficiency ratings of 61 MPGe on in-town routes and 66 MPGe on highway.
Clean Energy’s 2019 Redeem totals were bolstered by a seven-year contract with UPS for 170 million gallons to fuel their large fleet of natural gas heavy-duty trucks around the country, the largest purchase of RNG ever in the US. In 2015, the City built a private CNG fueling station and started converting its fleet of 70 refuse trucks.
Electrify America announced plans to install 30 electric fleet-dedicated chargers paired with battery energy storage systems (BESS) at the Port of LongBeach, California, as part of Electrify America’s $25 million “Green City” investment in the region at the Ports of LongBeach and Los Angeles.
a portfolio company of Lone Star Investment Advisors, is building a fleet of 60 Peterbilt Model 388 LNG (liquefied natural gas) trucks. Rush Truck Centers has provided more than 200 Peterbilt LNG refuse trucks to the City of Los Angeles, California and Peterbilt LNG Day Cabs to the Ports of LongBeach and Los Angeles.
The JETSI project will inform large fleets on the capabilities of battery-electric trucks to ensure the emission reductions achieved are sustainable and improve the air quality for communities most impacted. The Port of LongBeach, Port of Los Angeles, and Southern California Edison will also be contributing to the project.
Once fully implemented, the updated regulation will deliver a 90% reduction in pollution from an expected additional 2,300 vessel visits per year, and result in a 55% reduction in potential cancer risk for communities near the Ports of Los Angeles, LongBeach, and Richmond. Auto carriers will need to comply starting in 2025.
Demonstrates commitment to a sustainable supply chain by deploying Motiv’s all-electric step-vans [FOSTER CITY and LONGBEACH Calif., – August 31, 2021] — Motiv Power Systems and Purolator announced today that Purolator won the prestigious Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Fleet Award in the carrier category.
The battery-electric freight trucks will be deployed in NFI’s Ontario, California fleet throughout 2022 and 2023, in support of its goal of operating the first 100% zero-emission freight logistics fleet in the nation. —Bill Bliem, senior vice president of fleet services at NFI. Earlier post.) emission heavy?duty
The Hertz Corporation, which includes the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands, has expanded of its Green Traveler Collection car rental fleet to include the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid ( earlier post ) in select cities across the US. Hertz believes it has one of the most fuel-efficient rental fleets in the industry.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content