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UST

Tougher Rules for Underground Storage Tanks

Hundreds of thousands of facilities across the US with underground storage tank (UST) will now face tougher requirements that the EPA says will improve prevention and detection of petroleum releases from USTs — one of the leading sources of groundwater contamination. Both marketers and nonretail facilities own USTs. Marketers include ... Read more »
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Ryder to Train Entire North American Maintenance Workforce on Natural Gas Vehicle Technologies

Ryder System has launched an online natural gas vehicle maintenance training program for its entire North American maintenance network consisting of more than 6,000 employees across Ryder’s 800 facilities. The program will provide the company’s technician workforce with knowledge of all natural gas vehicle platforms and configurations. This program supplements ... Read more »
Clean Energy facility modification

Natural Gas Facility Modification Questions Answered

A Clean Energy blog answers four common questions about facility modifications to accommodate natural gas vehicles. The company has helped heavy-duty truck fleets like Kroger and transit fleets like Jacksonville Transportation Authority answer such questions and make necessary modifications. The questions include: How much does it cost? Do I have ... Read more »
trucks

Ryder Supports Trucking Efficiency Initiative

Commercial fleet management and supply chain company Ryder System is supporting Trucking Efficiency, a joint initiative between the North American Council for Freight Efficiency and the Carbon War Room. The initiative provides data on available vehicle technologies and engages with truck and trailer builders, component manufacturers, and others that want ... Read more »

Green Fleet Roundup: GKN Land Systems, Odyne Systems, Honda, VW

GKN Land Systems is increasing production of its Gyrodrive electric flywheel hybrid for buses (pictured) following successful trials in London. The Gyrodrive system offers real-world fuel savings of up to 25 percent, and is smaller than conventional battery or super-capacitor hybrid units. Odyne Systems has delivered six new trucks featuring ... Read more »
2014 SmartWay Excellence Awards

EPA Awards SmartWay Shipping, Logistic Partners

Hewlett-Packard, Lowe’s and Home Depot are among the 2014 winners of the EPA’s SmartWay awards, which honors freight industry companies’ environmental leadership. Winners are in the top 5 percent of SmartWay performers in improving fuel efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing air pollution. The annual SmartWay Excellence Award honors ... Read more »
Anheuser-Busch CNG fleet

Anheuser-Busch Converts Houston Fleet to CNG

Ryder System has partnered with Anheuser-Busch to replace the beer company’s 66 diesel tractor fleet in Houston with compressed natural gas-powered engines — a move that the companies expect to reduce 2,000-tons of CO2 emissions per year when adjusting emissions reduction for consumption rates. This marks Anheuser-Busch’s first conversion of an ... Read more »

Environmental Executive Moves: TSC, Meredian, LanzaTech, Proterra

Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. The Sustainability Consortium: The consumer product sustainability organization has appointed Sheila Bonini (pictured) as CEO. Bonini previously served at McKinsey & Company as senior expert consultant and co-leader of McKinsey’s sustainability transformation service. Meredian: The biopolymer manufacturer has ... Read more »

Ryder Selects LLamasoft Supply Chain Guru

Ryder has selected LLamasoft Supply Chain Guru as the primary application for supply chain design and vehicle route optimization throughout the company’s global enterprise. The commercial transportation company says it selected LLamasoft for its holistic approach to supply chain design, which combines network optimization, inventory optimization, vehicle route optimization and ... Read more »

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