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Dive Summary:
- UPS picked up last month of the first Kenworth build T680 semi-tractor with 15 liter CNG engine.
- The truck will join the parcel giant’s fleet of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles, which contribute to sustainability strategy.
- “This new truck strengthens our global fleet of more than 18,000 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles, which are essential to achieving our goal of 40% alternative fuels in our ground operations by 2025 and carbon neutrality by 2050” , Anthony Marshall, vice president of maintenance. and engineering at UPS, the announcement states.
Dive Insight:
UPS — which has invested in alternative fuel technology for more than 20 years — will deploy its recently acquired Kenworth GNG truck in the Denver area by Q3, a spokesperson told Trucking Dive in an email.
The package shipper has purchased two Kenworth CNG trucks and expects to deploy the second tractor to its U.S. network by the third quarter, according to a company spokesman. UPS will use the trucks at different locations in areas with different terrains to test their capabilities.
Among UPS’ emissions reduction goals is to achieve a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions per package delivered by 2035.
Kenworth’s T680 is equipped with Cummins’ X15N engine, which will meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2027 emissions requirements and the California Air Resources Board’s 2024 low nitrogen oxides standards, Kenworth said. CO2 and NOx levels emitted by the engine are both 90 percent lower than current EPA standards, the truck maker said.
Walmart installed the Cummins engine in five of its trucks, which were converted to run on CNG and debuted in May 2023. The retailer, which has a fleet of 10,000 tractors, aims to reach zero emissions across all its global operations by 2040.
Werner Enterprises began testing Cummins CNG engine in April 2023 as part of its efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 55% by 2035.