UPS Invests $100 Million in Compressed Natural Gas, CNG Vehicles and Related Infrastructure
15 Mars 2016 - 2:45PM
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced plans to build an additional 12
compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 380 new CNG
tractors to its growing alternative fuel and advanced technology
fleet. The CNG fueling stations and vehicle purchases totaling $100
million are part of UPS’s ongoing commitment to diversify its fuel
sources and reduce its environmental impact.
“At UPS, we own our fleet and our infrastructure. That allows us
to invest for the long-term, rather than planning around near-term
fluctuations in fuel pricing,” said Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice
president global engineering and sustainability. “CNG is part of a
broad investment in a variety of alternative fuel vehicles. Taken
together, all of our alternative fuel vehicles represent 6% of the
more than 100,000 UPS global fleet, and have driven a 10% annual
reduction in use of conventional fuel.”
UPS is working to meet its goal of logging one billion miles
with its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet by the end
of 2017, using a Rolling Laboratory approach to determine the right
alternative fuel solutions to meet the unique needs of
route-specific driving environments.
CNG is made by compressing natural gas to less than one percent
of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure. The use
of natural gas reduces greenhouse gas emissions six to 11 percent,
according to the U.S. Department of Energy.[1]
The 12 new CNG stations will be built by TruStar Energy in
Amarillo, Texas; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Columbia, S.C.; El Paso,
Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Kan.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Reno,
Nev.; San Antonio, Texas; Tifton, Ga.; Trinidad, Colo., and Willow
Grove, Pa. The new CNG tractors to be deployed in these cities will
be manufactured by Kenworth. Agility and Quantum Fuel Systems will
provide the CNG storage systems. This investment builds on the
company’s existing 18 CNG fueling stations in Alabama, California,
Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia and operates CNG
vehicles in Germany, the Netherlands and Thailand.
UPS was one of the initial 13 leading companies to take the
Obama Administration’s American Business Act on Climate Pledge,
committing to reduce greenhouse gas emission intensity 20 percent
by 2020.
UPS operates one of the largest private alternative fuel and
advanced technology fleets in the U.S. Its fleet includes more than
6,840 all-electric, hybrid electric, hydraulic hybrid, CNG, LNG,
propane and light-weight fuel-saving composite body vehicles.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business. UPS is
committed to operating more sustainably – for customers, the
environment and the communities we serve around the world.
Learn more about our efforts at ups.com/sustainability.
Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and
territories worldwide. The company can be found on the web at
ups.com® and its corporate blog can be found at longitudes.ups.com.
To get UPS news direct, visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS.
[1] United States Department of Energy, “Natural Gas Vehicle
Emissions.” Accessed 03/31/2015
Kristen Petrella
404-828-4182
kpetrella@ups.com
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