Fleets running along the I-84 and I-15 corridors from Las Vegas, Nev., through Utah, Idaho, and eastern Oregon can rent Kenworth T800 trucks fueled by natural gas thanks to a partnership between PacLease, its local franchise Kenworth Sales Company, which will provide the vehicles, and Blu LNG, which will supply the fuel. The program will offer trucks in four different configurations to meet the needs of most fleets while matching the fueling infrastructure that Blu is currently installing.

Red Deer-based Parkland Fuel Corp., Canadian largest independent fuel distributor and marketer, has signed an agreement with Shell Canada Ltd. to commercialize the LNG it will start producing at its Jumping Pound facility next year. The deal will allow Parkland to deliver Shell LNG to commercial and industrial customers for use in high horsepower markets and to have sole branded distribution rights to Alberta and northeastern B.C.

The company announced it has agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of Schertz, Texas-based Salof Companies, a designer and manufacturer of small–scale LNG technologies. With this acquisition, GE will add further capabilities and manufacturing footprint, while Salof can draw upon GE’s breadth and global operations, positioning both companies for growth in this sector.

The plan is to construct at least two LNG fueling lanes and a storage facility at up to 100 existing TravelCenters of America (TA) and Petro Stopping Centers branded full service travel centers along the U.S. interstate highway system. Construction and opening of the LNG stations will be done in a phased approach.