is the recipient of four grants totaling $1.1 million from the (TCEQ) through the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP). It is expected the company will utilize the grants to subsidize the purchase of natural gas Freightliner Cascadia tractors equipped with Cummins Westport 12-liter engines.
ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ will likely deploy these trucks in its full-service truck leasing fleet in the Houston and Dallas markets.
βThe Houston and Dallas metropolitan regions have been designated as target air-quality improvement areas and weβre happy to do our part in facilitating TERPβs vision,β said Drew Cullen, ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ senior vice president of fuels and facilities services. βThese funds will allow our customers to employ natural gas vehicles at a more competitive cost.β
By "Move Ahead" Staff