2013 New Uggs Copoupons, Ugg Australia Promo Code Online

Being an early adopter of liquefied natural gas (LNG)powered trucks has landed Vedder Transportation Group some new business opportunities, including the formation of a new solid waste division, which seems an unlikely fit for a company whose core business has been hauling dairy and food grade products.



Fred Zweep, president of Vedder Transportation, said the opportunity came along in August 2010, when word was beginning to spread about the company investment in natural gas trucks.



He vividly remembers the call he received while travelling to Calgary to visit a client.



often ask how ugg promo code did we get into the business of hauling garbage when we a foodgrade hauler, Zweep recalled. was because of the natural gas technology. I remember when they phoned. I said haul food, you want me to haul garbage? He said you think about it? and I said have to think about it Vedder has 15 LNGfuelled Peterbilt 386s dedicated to the trash contract, hauling solid waste between Vancouver and Cache Creek, grossing a whopping 140,000 lbs each way along the 410mile roundtrip.



The route between Vancouver and Cache Creek was also a good test for the LNG trucks. that you find, maybe anywhere ugg boots coupon code in North America, with 68% grades over about 50% of that roundtrip, Zweep said.



Vedder Transport deployed the latest of its 50 LNGpowered Peterbilt trucks in March 2012, and has now collected enough data to declare the program as a resounding success. The trucks are operated across three divisions: 22 in the dairy fleet (140,000lb GVW); 15 in the solid waste fleet (140,000lb GVW); and 13 in the foodgrade fleet (105,000lb GVW). The highestmileage units now have about 250,000 kilometres on them.



a mechanical perspective, we seeing very good results, Zweep said. now starting to pull oil samples and we seeing the cleanest oil samples we ever seen in our fleet, and we been around for over 50 years. week marks a milestone for Vedder Transportation, as its fuelling station offering LNG, CNG and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) opened for business Thursday. Up till now, Vedder has been fuelling its trucks via a temporary filling station. The new fuelling site has been opened as a commercial cardlock, open to other fleets operating natural gaspowered vehicles.



Not only has Vedder launch a new solid waste division, but Zweep said the company is in discussions with two additional companies to operate natural gas trucks for them within their own fleets.



Now, Vedder is looking to transition its longhaul flatdeck fleet to natural gas.



Look for a complete update on Vedder Transportations LNG fleet in an upcoming issue of Truck News and Truck West.



Post A CommentDisclaimerNote: By submitting your comments you acknowledge that Truck News has the right to reproduce, broadcast and publicize those comments or any part thereof in any manner whatsoever. Please note that due to the volume of emails we receive, not all comments will be published and those that are published will not be edited. However, all will be carefully read, considered and appreciated.