UPS Adds More Than 700 Vehicles To Its Natural Gas Fleet
June 19 2018 - 8:30AM
- $130 Million New Investment in Custom-Built, On-Site
Natural Gas Fueling Stations and Vehicles Throughout
U.S.
- Marks a Decade of Leadership with $1 Billion Investment
in Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles and Fueling
Stations
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced plans to build an additional five
compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add more than 700
new CNG vehicles including 400 semi-tractors and 330 terminal
trucks. This $130 million dollar investment in CNG capacity for
2018 builds on previous UPS investments of $100 million dollars in
2016 and $90 million dollars in 2017. UPS will have invested more
than $1 billion in alternative fuel and advanced technology
vehicles and fueling stations from 2008 through 2018.
“We strongly believe further investment in our natural gas fleet
is a key element to help us achieve our long-term goals for
reducing our CO2 emissions,” said Carlton Rose, president, global
fleet maintenance and engineering for UPS. “We demonstrated the
effectiveness of natural gas vehicles and fuel in 2017 by using 77
million total gallon equivalents in our ground fleet. UPS is a
catalyst for wide scale adoption of natural gas
vehicles.”
Building CNG and LNG capacity is an important enabler for
increasing UPS’s use of renewable natural gas (RNG). RNG yields up
to a 90 percent reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions
when compared to conventional diesel. Last year, UPS used 15
million gallon equivalents of RNG. The company is the largest
consumer of RNG in the transportation sector.
The five new CNG stations will be in Goodyear, Ariz.,
Plainfield, Ind., Edgerton, Kan., Fort Worth, Texas, and Arlington,
Texas. Four hundred semi-tractors will be supplied by Freightliner
and Kenworth and 330 terminal trucks by TICO. UPS will deploy the
new CNG vehicles on routes to utilize the new CNG stations as well
as adding to existing natural gas fleets in other UPS locations
including Atlanta, Ga., and, Salt Lake City, Utah.
UPS currently operates more than 50 natural gas fueling stations
strategically located across the U.S., and, outside the U.S. in
Vancouver, Canada, and Tamworth, United Kingdom.
The initiative will help UPS reach its 2020 goal of one in four
new vehicles purchased being an alternative fuel or advanced
technology vehicle. The company has also set a goal of replacing 40
percent of all ground fuel with sources other than conventional
gasoline and diesel. These goals support UPS’s commitment to reduce
its GHG emissions from global ground operations 12 percent by
2025.
Using its “Rolling Laboratory” approach, UPS deploys
approximately 9,100 low-emission vehicles to determine which
technology works best in each route configuration. This includes
all-electric, hybrid electric, hydraulic hybrid, ethanol,
compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) and
propane.
For more information on UPS’s sustainability initiatives, please
visit www.ups.com/sustainability. Additional information
about UPS’s ongoing investments in its natural gas fleet and
renewable natural gas will be available in the company’s 16th
annual Sustainability Report scheduled for publication on June 26,
2018.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business. UPS is
committed to operating more sustainably – for customers, the
environment and the communities we serve around the world. Learn
more about our efforts at ups.com/sustainability. Headquartered in
Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and territories
worldwide. The company can be found on the web at ups.com and its
corporate blog can be found at longitudes.ups.com. To get UPS news
direct, follow @UPS_News on Twitter.
Kristen Petrella
404-828-4182
kpetrella@ups.com
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