By GreenTech Lead Team: Clean Energy, a provider of natural gas fuel for
transportation, has entered in to a strategic joint marketing and fueling
agreement with Navistar International, a global truck and engine manufacturer.
Under the terms of the agreement,
Clean Energy will provide
a comprehensive CNG/LNG fueling solution designed to meet Navistar customer
demands and bring new customers into the natural gas market.
“We believe the deployment of new,
innovative, heavy-duty natural gas engines by world-class original equipment
truck manufacturers like Navistar is accelerating the transition to natural gas
fuel as a game-changer for heavy-duty trucking,” said Andrew
J. Littlefair, president and CEO, Clean Energy.
Clean Energy will provide truck
lessees with fueling contracts whose fuel cost savings help to lower overall
costs. Clean Energy also expects to participate with Navistar in selected
trucking industry exhibitions and provide assistance on dealer outreach and
education on fueling issues.
“Together, Navistar and Clean
Energy have come up with a breakthrough program that offers customers a quicker
payback on their investment plus added fuel costs savings from day one of
operation. When combined with Navistar’s industry-leading dealer network and
Clean Energy’s unmatched fuel distribution system, customers can be confident
that bringing natural gas vehicles into their fleets makes good business
sense,” said Dan Ustian, Navistar chairman, president and CEO.
Clean Energy operates hundreds of
natural gas fueling stations nationwide and is developing America’s
Natural Gas Highway , a
backbone network of 150 LNG fueling stations that will enable goods movement
coast-to-coast and border-to-border.