UPS Will Add 1,000 Propane-Fueled Trucks

The PrairieBizMag is reporting:

United Parcel Service Inc. is spending $70 million to add 1,000 propane-fueled trucks to its delivery fleet, the biggest bulk purchase of propane-fired vehicles yet as output of the fuel in the United States hits record highs.

The fleet, which UPS is buying from Daimler AG's Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp., will replace gasoline and diesel vehicles in Louisiana and Oklahoma, UPS said in a statement on Wednesday. The investment will include 50 new fueling stations.

The transition is expected to begin in the middle of this year and be completed early next year, UPS said. It also plans to introduce propane-fueled vehicles in other U.S. states.

The North American energy revolution continues.