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April 2012
Beyond its product offerings, last
month, Navistar announced a natu-
ral gas fuel distribution agreement
with Clean Energy Fuels Corp., the
leading provider of natural gas fuel
for transportation in North America.
Clean Energy recently unveiled a
route plan for the first phase of 150
new liquefied natural gas (LNG)
fuelling stations for America’s Nat-
ural Gas Highway (ANGH). The
company has identified 98 locations
and anticipates opening of 70 sta-
tions by the end of 2012 in 33 States.
Many of the fuelling stations will
be co-located at Pilot-Flying J Travel
Centers already serving goods move-
ment trucking through an exclusive
agreement with Pilot to build, own
and operate natural gas fuelling fa-
cilities at agreed-upon travel centers.
Pilot-Flying J is the nation’s largest
truck-stop operator with more than
550 retail properties in 47 States.
Navistar is preparing itself for
launch of new MaxxForce 13, the
world’s first urea-free 0.20g NOx
engine. It recently submitted to
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) for certification of its
0.20g NOx MaxxForce 13 big bore
diesel engine. Once certified, Navis-
tar will be the only engine manufac-
turer in the world to achieve urea-
free 0.20g NOx emissions through
in-cylinder technologies. During
the certification process, Navistar is
making preparations for launch of
that engine this summer.
With more than 40,000 EPA2010
MaxxForce 13 engines produced to
date, Navistar has helped transform
the heavy-duty commercial truck
market. With an industry make-up
as high as 70 per cent 15-litre as
recently as 2009, Navistar’s light-
weight, fuel-efficient MaxxForce 13
has successfully shifted an indus-
try paradigm with 13-litre engines
reaching more than 55 per cent of
heavy duty Class 8 trucks in 2011.
By delivering a powerful and du-
rable MaxxForce 13, customers are
realizing true operational benefits
through higher payload and im-
MATS 2012: Technology Watch
“Natural gas has clearly
emerged as the most realis-
tic alternative fuel option for
the trucking industry, and
we’re excited to work with a
leader like Chesapeake En-
ergy to bring natural gas to
our customers. This collabo-
rative effort will benefit the
transportation industry by
creating product innovations
and breakthroughs in natu-
ral gas technology and will
help accelerate natural gas
acceptance and growth.”
– Mr. Ustian