The use of natural gas as a fuel for heavy-duty trucks is receiving a boost, due in part to the rollout of a more powerful natural gas engine and the growing availability of renewable natural gas to ...

With diesel pricing volatile and natural gas pricing more stable and lower, fleets saw how real routes—run on both diesel and natural gas—compare on their balance sheets. NACFE’s real-world comparison ...

A driver heads for his cab, jumps in, belts up and hits the starter button. It’s only 10 degrees outside, but the engine fires almost immediately, and runs quietly while he warms it up. No fuel ...

Family-owned concrete supplier Ozinga Bros. faced a major decision last year. It hadn’t bought new trucks in six years, and it was time to make some purchases. Tim Ozinga, the company’s director of ...

The Cummins X15N-equipped Kenworth T680 runs on compressed natural gas. It is the first of several trucks using the new powerplant that Kenworth is delivering to UPS. The X15N produces between 400-500 ...

Over the past few years, truck and engine makers have generated a lot of buzz around developing zero-emission drivetrains to help meet climate and sustainability goals. Traditional OEMs and tech start ...

This Peterbilt 579 is powered by the Cummins X15N natural gas engine – Cummins' latest, greatest and biggest natural gas engine. Peterbilt has fully integrated the X15N with its Model 579 powertrain ...

Kenworth has announced that it will begin production of its T680 and T880 models equipped with Cummins' X15N natural gas engines in the third quarter of 2024. The Cummins X15N, powered by compressed ...

Chevron Delo 600 ADF 10W-30 and 15W-40 heavy-duty engine oils have been approved for use in Cummins mobile natural gas engines. The Cummins’ approval process requires two years of field testing in ...

Natural gas turbochargers are specifically designed for natural gas engines. Natural gas turbochargers are optimized for high-altitude performance, crucial for markets like China. Natural gas ...

A catalyst using a single or just a few palladium atoms removed 90% of unburned methane from natural gas engine exhaust at low temperatures in a recent study. While more research needs to be done, the ...