UPS, the world’s largest package delivery company, has deployed 245 new delivery trucks powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) to cities in Colorado and California over the last month. According to a statement released by the company, the decision to use vehicles powered by natural gas is “part of UPS’s continued effort to reduce its emissions from the use of fossil fuels like gasoline and diesel and lower its carbon footprint.”
“The greening of our fleet demonstrates the effectiveness of harnessing multiple technologies and applying the right vehicles to areas where they will provide the best advantage,” said Bob Stoffel, UPS senior vice president of supply chain, strategy, engineering and sustainability. “Compressed natural gas continues to be a sustainable technology for UPS’s fleet because natural gas is cost effective, clean-burning, and abundant.”
UPS first deployed CNG-powered delivery trucks in the 1980s. At the time, UPS purchased traditional gas- or diesel-driven vehicles and converted them to run on compressed gas. The 245 trucks deployed over the past month were built from scratch as CNG vehicles. They join more than 900 CNG vehicles already in use by UPS worldwide.
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