“Powering vehicles with a domestically produced fuel source is a common sense solution and a positive step toward transitioning away from foreign oil to more alternative and renewable energy sources,” said Tim Ozinga, director of Communications and a fourth-generation owner of the 84-year-old company that operates nearly 100 trucks.
Ozinga has partnered with McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing to develop and field test the new Oshkosh S-Series front discharge mixer. The truck, which utilizes a Cummins Westport ISL-G engine, has a McNeilus designed CNG system mounted behind the mixing drum. In turn, the innovative placement of the storage tanks does not interfere with the vehicle performance.
The supplier of concrete and materials has already had success using the domestic fuel source at its flagship Chicago manufacturing facility where they operate one of the world’s largest CNG-powered Concrete Mixer fleets and have their own CNG refueling station.
Source: South Shore Clean Cities
