Art Van Furniture commences conversion of 400-truck fleet to B20 biodiesel

April 15, 2008

In Michigan, Art Van Furniture has commenced conversion of its its 400-truck fleet to B20 biodiesel.

Dominick’s converts 428 grocery truck fleet to B20 biodiesel

In Illinois, Dominick's grocery stores will convert its 428 truck fleet to B20 biodiesel. The company, which operates 99 stores across the Midwest, said that it expects to reduce its greenhouse gas em...

California waste removal company to convert 225-truck fleet to biodiesel

In California, Allied Waste will convert its 225 diesel garbage truck fleet to run on B20. The company had been testing B20 in 16 trucks since mid-August and received no complaints, and will convert t...

Somerville, MA announces fleet conversion to biodiesel

In Massachusetts, Somerville commenced conversion of its city Department of Public Works truck fleet to biodiesel. In the past two weeks, fleets in Thailand, Finland, California and Colorado have a...

400-truck fleet in Thailand converts to B5

In Thailand, Tesco Lotus converted its 400-truck fleet to B5 biodiesel, reducing carbon emissions by 3 metric tonnes per year and reducing fuel costs by 5%. B5 conversions are typically followed by...

AC Transit to conduct biodiesel trial in Bay Area

In California, AC Transit will test two alternative fuels in a pilot renewable fuel conversion program. The six-month program will test biodiesel and natural gas-to-liquid fuels in 22 buses and compar...

McDonalds to convert UK truck fleet to B100 biodiesel

McDonaldâ€™s will convert its 155-truck UK fleet to B100 biodiesel.Â 85% of the biodiesel is produced from cooking oil collected from 900 McDonald's in the UK. The company tested B5 for a year...

Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under Consumers & Fleets