UPS plans to add 50 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles to its fleet as part of a US$90 million investment in natural gas. As part of the plans, the company intends to build an additional six compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 390 new CNG tractors and terminal trucks.
During 2016, UPS purchased additional fifty LNG vehicles that were deployed in Indianapolis, Indiana, Chicago, Illinois, Earth City, Missouri and Nashville, Tennessee, where UPS has existing LNG stations.
UPS currently operates 31 CNG fueling stations and a fleet of 4.400 natural gas vehicles. Speaking of its natural gas fleet, Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president global engineering and sustainability, said the company’s fleet used more than 61 million gallons of natural gas during 2016, which included 4.6 million gallons of renewable natural gas..