Greentech Lead America: Clean Energy Fuels, a provider of
natural gas fuel for transportation announced a 10-year partnership with Saddle
Creek, a logistics services provider, to build natural gas fueling stations at
Saddle Creek locations.
“We are proud to partner with Saddle Creek, an
environmental leader within the freight community, on this natural gas station
development effort. Investing in natural gas vehicles for its fleets, and the
fuel stations to supply them, is clear evidence of Saddle Creek’s commitment to
help the supply chain trucking industry lower fuel costs, curtail harmful
emissions, and reduce dependence on imported oil,” said James Harger, chief
marketing officer, Clean Energy.
Saddle Creek is a third-party supply chain logistics
(3PL) company that integrates transportation, warehousing, contract packaging
and fulfillment services.
Saddle Creek is expanding its natural gas-powered truck
fleet. The first of Saddle Creek’s planned network of natural gas fueling
stations opened at the company’s headquarters campus in Lakeland, Florida.
Other sites under consideration include Saddle Creek locations in Atlanta,
Georgia, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Dallas, Texas.
“Sustainability is a core strategy at Saddle Creek, and
this major new station-building agreement with Clean Energy marks a significant
milestone in our efforts to transition our truck fleets to natural gas power.
Our aim is to provide the benefits of this clean, cost-efficient, abundant
domestic fuel to our shipping industry customers across the nation,” said Mike
DelBovo, president, Saddle Creek Transportation.
The use of natural gas fuel reduces costs significantly
for vehicle and fleet owners, and lowers greenhouse gas emissions up to 23
percent in medium to heavy-duty vehicles. Additionally, natural gas is a secure
North American energy source, with 98 percent of the natural gas consumed
produced in the U.S. and Canada.
Clean Energy Fuels recently signed a 10-year agreement with Green Energy Oilfield Services, a truck
transport provider, to build, supply, and maintain a new liquefied natural gas
fueling station at Green Energy headquarters in Texas.
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