Clean Energy Fuels Corp., a provider of clean fuel for the transportation market, recently launched a program that allows heavy-duty fleets to operate a truck equipped with the Cummins 15-liter X15N natural gas engine.
A 2025 Peterbilt 579 day cab tractor equipped with the Cummins’ X15N engine will be available for fleets to test on their normal routes in up to two-week intervals.
The engine has a capability to haul heavy loads for a range of more than 800 miles. Powered by renewable natural gas, the cleanest commercial transportation fuel available, it has the ability to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“We are excited to be the first carrier in Clean Energy’s pilot program and to get hands-on experience with the Cummins X15N tractor,” Greer Woodruff, J.B. Hunt Transport executive vice president of safety, sustainability and maintenance, said. “Vehicles powered by renewable natural gas produce significantly less carbon emissions throughout their lifecycle and are more compatible with today’s available infrastructure than most competing emissions reduction technologies. The new technology and supporting fuel network in this pilot have the potential to be a viable, cost-effective solution for customers wanting to decrease their carbon footprint in the near term.”
J.B. Hunt, a commercial fleet operator, was the first company to participate in the program.