Once again in 2015, and will be highly visible at this year’s taking place in Dallas, May 4-May 7, at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center. A platinum sponsor, Ĵý will appear on multiple panels and be an exhibitor.
The company will have a compressed natural gas (CNG) tractor on display in booth 626. On Thursday, May 7, a full-service facility equipped to service CNG vehicles will be one component of an off-site Expo tour.
Here are the panels that Ĵý experts are slated to appear on:
Ĵý Truck Leasing is a transportation industry leader in the areas of spec’ing, operating and maintaining fleets of traditionally-fueled vehicles as well as alternative-fueled vehicles that includes natural gas, propane, electric and diesel-electric hybrids.
Ĵý Truck Leasing is an affiliate partner in the U.S. EPA SmartWay program and Ĵý Logistics is a partner in the trucking carrier and logistics categories. Ĵý Truck Leasing is also an affiliate partner in the Canada SmartWay Transport Partnership, which is administered by Natural Resources Canada. In the U.S., Ĵý Truck Leasing is a consecutive winner of the SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award. In 2013, Ĵý Logistics was given a SmartWay Excellence Award.
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announced today at the Alternative Clean Energy (ACT) Expo that it was awarded grants totaling $525,000 from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) in Diamond, Bar, California. The grants will help offset the company’s costs to modify its existing locations in Southern California and enable it to provide maintenance services on trucks with engines that run on natural gas.
Each Ĵý facility will receive $75,000 grants (estimated completion dates):
• 2000 E. Wilshire Ave., Santa Ana (Q4 2014)
• 2727 S. Santa Fe Ave., Vernon (Q4 2014)
• 19646 S. Figueroa St., Carson (2015)
• 14228 Slover Ave., Fontana (2015)
• 15050 Northam Rd., La Mirada (2015)
• 2300 E. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles (2015)
• 11200 Peoria St., Sun Valley (2015)
“Natural gas is a growing option for trucking fleets when it comes to fuel sources,” said Jennifer Sockel, senior vice president of administration and facilities. “These facility retrofits will enable us to better serve our truck fleet customers in the region and support their sustainability goals now and into the future.”
Ĵý currently has several facilities nationally (Baltimore; Davenport, Iowa; Phoenix; Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Neenah, Wisconsin; Salt Lake City; and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) that are ready to service or currently service natural gas vehicles and more than a dozen others being retrofitted as part of upcoming new construction for NGV maintenance in select markets. Ĵý also has customer onsite NGV maintenance locations.
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and Ĵý Logistics will serve as both an exhibitor and thought leader at the 2014 in Long Beach, California. Ĵý is a platinum sponsor for the event that will take place at the Long Beach Convention Center, May 5-8.
Ĵý is co-hosting a program workshop with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay program on May 6. Those in attendance will learn details of how these companies have succeeded in the SmartWay program.
The speakers:
• Drew Cullen, vice president fuels and environmental affairs, Ĵý (moderator)
• Tracie Jackson-Hall, marketing/communications specialist,
• Chip Dorger, general manager,
• Joe Ringhoffer, director of global sourcing,
• Blair Chikasuye, global logistics environment manager,
On the afternoon of May 8, Ĵý vice president of field maintenance for the Northeast region, Bob Douglas, will take part in a breakout session: Medium-Duty Electric Vehicle End-User Case Studies, to discuss electric truck contract maintenance work on behalf of a Fortune 500 customer.
The company will have a compressed natural gas (CNG) tractor on display in booth 931 like the one that is pictured.
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Drew Cullen,Ĵý vice president of fuels and environmental affairs, is among the industry experts appearing on a March 26 (2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT) Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo webinar entitled “Alternative Fuel Vehicle Fleet Leasing.” Among the topics of discussion: selecting the proper mix of alternative fuel vehicles, refueling infrastructure and best maintenance practices. to register for the complimentary event which is a part of their 2014 webinar series.
Cullen is based at the company’s international headquarters in Reading, Pa.
Ĵý is a sponsor of this year’s , to be held May 5-8 in Long Beach, Calif.
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is a gold sponsor and exhibitor of this year’s. The event takes place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., June 24-27.
Billed as North America’s largest alternative fuel and clean vehicle technology show, the expo features sessions on truck fleet technology innovations within the industry, updates on fueling infrastructure and new product offerings.
“We have been servicing alternative fuel fleets and advising customers about alternative fuel choices within their fleets such as natural gas and others for well over a decade,” said Drew Cullen, Ĵý Truck Leasing vice president of fuels and telecommunications.
Ĵý currently serves a number of companies with fleets utilizing light-duty, medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles with alternative fuels that include natural gas, electric, propane, and diesel-electric hybrids.
Truck Leasing’s experts in fuels of all types, full-service leasing and fleet management will be available for consultation in booth 643.
“This event provides great information about where the industry is going with regard to alternative fuels and fuel strategies for fleets,” added Cullen. “Maximizing fuel economy, reducing costs, emissions, and helping our customers incorporate sustainable practices within their truck fleets as well as evaluating emerging alternative fuel technologies like natural gas is what we do every day. So, it’s important for us to be here.”
Ĵý was recently recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Transport Partnership program with its Affiliate Challenge Award.
By “Move Ahead” Staff