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Gatik and Cummins integrate Gatik’s autonomous driving technology with Cummins’ advanced powertrain

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Gatik will collaborate with Cummins to integrate Gatik's autonomous driving system with Cummins’ advanced powertrain solution in Gatik’s fleet of medium-duty trucks. Cummins delivers powertrain solutions that provide leading performance and fuel economy through the integration of hardware and software.

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Shell Oil replacing Ryder diesel trucks with with Ryder LNG trucks for operations in Louisiana and Texas

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and Houston, Texas. As Shell’s logistics provider, Ryder currently manages road transportation for Shell’s freight hauling activities across its US exploration and production (E&P) activities, including a dedicated fleet that directly supports its Gulf of Mexico operations. service locations. service locations.

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Lowe’s launches dedicated LNG-powered truck fleet at Texas RDC; goaling all natural gas trucks by 2017

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Home improvement products company Lowe’s has launched a dedicated fleet of natural gas-powered trucks at its regional distribution center (RDC) in Mount Vernon, Texas. Lowe’s dedicated fleet at Mount Vernon is among the first serving a major retail distribution center in North America to run solely on natural gas.

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Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

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The road trip will run from Mississippi through Louisiana before concluding in Texas. Renewable gasoline blend can notably reduce lifecycle emissions and be used in the existing automotive fleet and with the existing fueling network, Chevron said.

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CenterPoint adding natural gas vehicles to fleet, more fueling stations

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CenterPoint Energy, a US energy delivery company, is adding 35 natural gas vehicles to its fleet across Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. CenterPoint Energy’s natural gas vehicle fleet will grow to 85 vehicles.

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Ryder’s natural gas fleet surpasses 20 million miles

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a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, reports that its fleet of over 500 natural gas vehicles has surpassed 20 million miles (32 million km). Ryder System, Inc., Since deploying its natural gas vehicle program in 2011, Ryder has replaced approximately 3.1

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Diesel Technology Forum: 57% of all commercial diesel trucks on the roads in US are near-zero emissions models

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Next in the rankings is Utah (66.2%), Pennsylvania (66.0%), the District of Columbia (65.4%), Texas (63.6%), Oklahoma (62.6%), Florida (62.3%), Illinois (60.6%), Louisiana (59.2%), and Wisconsin (59.1%). California lags the national average, taking the 35 th spot (51.6%). There isn’t a one-size or one-fuel fits all answer.

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