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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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Ryder is also the leader in natural gas vehicle solutions for the commercial transportation industry, with more than 50 million miles of experience, 18 natural gas vehicle maintenance facilities, and more than 6,000 natural gas vehicle trained maintenance and support personnel. service locations.

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SporTran and Proterra deploy Louisiana’s first battery-electric buses in Shreveport

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SporTran, a paratransit and fixed route transit services provider, with service to Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana, has deployed the state’s first fleet of battery-electric buses in Shreveport. The five Proterra 40' Catalyst E2 buses will go into service this month, and serve Louisiana’s third-largest city.

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Ryder opens two LCNG refueling stations in California

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The Liquefied to Compressed Natural Gas (LCNG) stations are located at two of Ryder’s maintenance and fueling facilities in Orange, California and Fontana, California—two key facilities serving the Southern California region. Ryder System, Inc., The two facilities are part of a larger project which will displace more than 1.5

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National Academies’ Gulf Research Program awards $10.8M to address systemic risk in offshore oil and gas operations

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Well leakage through cement is a problem that increases maintenance costs and poses threats to surrounding communities and the environment. Louisiana State University. Louisiana State University. This information will improve modeling capability of wellbore integrity and guide designs that can be used to reduce leakage.

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