More than 8,000 port trucks in West Coast could run on clean fuel

More than 8,000 trucks operating in the United States’ West Coast Ports will now have more options to run on clean fuel after the Harbor Trucking Association (HTA) entered into a new partnership with Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

As part of this partnership, Clean Energy will provide specialized clean fuel programs to more than 100 member companies of HTA as the truck industry prepares for the implementation of the newest version of the Clean Air Action Plan adopted by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Support will also be provided in the forms of workshops on clean technology funding and assistance for truck equipment upgrades.

“The HTA is a solutions based organization, and we look at Clean Energy’s products as another solution for our members to decrease their carbon footprint while remaining commercially viable” said Weston LaBar, CEO of the HTA.

Clean Energy Fuels supplies natural gas fuel and builds and operates natural gas stations in North America.