United Parcel Service Inc said it will buy about 700 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles and build four refueling stations by the end of 2014, as the logistics and courier services company ramps ...

According to the company, UPS has made a $1 billion dollar investment in the last 10 years -- via a combination of fueling stations, alternative fuel and advanced truck technology -- all in an ...

By switching to renewable natural gas, UPS estimates its vehicles will reduce ... The move comes as shipping companies face tougher rules on truck pollution from regulators in the United States ...

United Parcel Service Inc UPS.N on Wednesday announced plans to buy more than 6,000 natural gas-powered trucks over three years and step up purchases of renewable natural gas (RNG) as part of a ...

The 400 semi-tractors will be supplied by Freightliner and Kenworth Truck Co. and 330 terminal trucks by Terminal Investment Corp. UPS also uses liquefied natural gas in some vehicles.

The UPS truck burst into flames around 10 a.m. The fire department said the truck was powered by compressed natural gas, "presenting a unique and potentially hazardous situation." Crews had to ...

UPS has 112 long-distance LNG heavy-duty trucks on the road, he said. The natural-gas truck purchases are part of the company’s environmental sustainability effort, Abney said. The world’s ...

“We’re thrilled to be the first company to acquire the T680 with the X15N 15-liter natural gas engine,” said Anthony Marshall, UPS’s VP of maintenance and engineering. “This new truck ...

The company now has more than 1,000 natural gas vehicles on the road across the world. Once the new project is completed, UPS will have one of the biggest LNG truck fleets in the world ...