Purchase of LNG trucks approved for use in San Pedro Bay ports
Canadian alternative-fuel engine manufacturer Westport Innovations Inc. said Wednesday that California state officials have approved the acquisition and deployment of 20 Westport liquefied natural gas heavy-duty trucks for use in the neighboring ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Under terms of the $2.9 million agreement with the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Rancho Dominguez-based trucking firm Total Transportation Services Inc. will replace 20 of its pre-1990 trucks with the 2006 California Air Resources Board and Environmental Protection Agency-certified Westport LNG systems installed in Kenworth T800 trucks. The funding will provide up to $144,000 for the purchase of each vehicle.
In February 2006, the SCAQMD set aside $6 million to replace older heavy-duty diesel trucks at the two ports with new LNG trucks. The ports contributed $8 million each towards the project, which could see up to 170 LNG trucks funded to a total cost of $24.5 million. The two ports have committed to replacing about 5,300 drayage diesel trucks used in the port area with LNG trucks by 2011.
Purchase of LNG trucks approved for use in San Pedro Bay ports
