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UPS to invest $130M in > 700 natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; > $1B invested in alt fuels since 2008

Green Car Congress

Carlton Rose, president, global fleet maintenance and engineering for UPS. Four hundred semi-tractors will be supplied by Freightliner and Kenworth and 330 terminal trucks by TICO. The initiative will help UPS reach its 2020 goal of one in four new vehicles purchased being an alternative fuel or advanced technology vehicle.

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Emerging Fleet Trends—Going Electric

Clean Fleet Report

EVs make a lot of sense for commercial fleets with reduced fuel and maintenance costs and batteries that can be sized to a specific route to eliminate range anxiety. No more, as the electrification of the trucks that move America’s goods and do its work is here, and growing fast. Using a Fleet Management Company.

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