In 2015, Covenant Transport installed 20 IdleAir idle-reduction bays at its main terminal and headquarters in Chattanooga. These units allow the driver of a class 8 tractor (truck) that has a “sleeper” compartment in the truck to turn off the 400-500 HP engine—that is primarily [...]
Trenton's Gibson County Energy Complex has been getting a boost in traffic in recent months, thanks to drivers stopping to fill up their trucks' tanks with compressed natural gas (CNG) on their way through the west Tennessee corridor that heads north all the way to Chicago [...]
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has released for public comment the State of Tennessee’s Proposed Beneficiary Mitigation Plan (proposed BMP) for purposes of implementing the State’s initial allocation under the Volkswagen Diesel Settlement (VW Settlement) Environmental Mitigation Trust (EMT). The proposed BMP is intended [...]
Click here to access the PDF version of this press release. In 2016, the East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition (ETCleanFuels) started partnering with the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) to implement a new funding program: the “Reducing Diesel Emissions for a Healthier Tennessee” [...]
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), and Tennessee Clean Fuels (TNCleanFuels) will hold the fourth annual Tennessee Sustainable Transportation Awards and Forum from September 17-18, 2018 at the UT Conference Center in downtown Knoxville, TN. The forum, entitled “Where Innovation Meets Implementation,” will highlight new [...]
Reprinted from www.truckinginfo.com. Read entire article here. With fuel prices at their highest since 2014, compressed natural gas as an alternative fuel for fleet operations is once again getting attention as a cheap, super-clean alternative to diesel or gasoline. The truth is, many fleets that [...]
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) invites nominations for the fourth annual Tennessee Sustainable Transportation Awards. Winners will be announced at the Tennessee Sustainable Transportation Awards and Forum, which will take place on Sept. 17-18, 2018 in Knoxville. The Awards recognize outstanding initiatives [...]
ROUSH CleanTech unveiled its newest carbon footprint-friendly vehicle — an all-electric Ford F-650. The company, which includes propane autogas and compressed natural gas in its technology portfolio, is expanding its alternative fuel market (ROUSH already offers propane and CNG-powered conversions) with zero-emission electric vehicles. “An [...]
Advocates for clean air and clean fuels around the country are disappointed by a recent announcement from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection that the funds NJ received from a state settlement against Volkswagen for its 2015 emissions testing scandal will be redirected to general [...]
Via High Ground News In Memphis - Originally published Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Locations around the city for the first 60 bike stations of the Explore Bike Share program have been announced, and the nonprofit has plans to add more stations and bikes in 2019 and 2020. [...]
