Penske Modifies Two SoCal Locations to Service Natural Gas Trucks
November 02, 2015
Penske Truck Leasing has completed the first of several grant-related facility modifications to provide maintenance to natural gas vehicles as part of its award from theMobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) in California.
<p><img class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="94e88feaba383c57dc831b39c6ff5aed" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="2e5a3" type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTEyNzc2NC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxODQzMjQ0M30.nKWyyZ4kIWSXH0GQGLPa65T1fZux51OElWecJDGSSmk/img.jpg?width=980"/>In 2014, <a href="http://blog.gopenske.com/lease/penske-gets-grants-to-retrofit-socal-facilities-for-ngv-maintenance/">the company announced it received $525,000 from MSRC</a> to retrofit several Southern California locations. Penske buildings in Santa Ana and Vernon are now servicing trucks powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel.</p><p><img class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b3e8357166c9954ec52b5d12102ac280" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="178e1" type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTEyNzc2NS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyNTQxNDg2OH0.0-Vv0Nu_bh2sCtt001RhgXFdhkckEnB1M_dt0cKTrdA/img.jpg?width=980"/>As can be seen in photos of the company’s Vernon location, the maintenance facility received modifications to electrical circuits within 18 inches of the ceiling (top photo), a methane detection system was installed (right) and a new ventilation system (left) was created.</p><p><em>By Alen Beljin</em></p></div>
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Penske Truck Leasing announced today at the Alternative Clean Energy (ACT) Expo that it was awarded grants totaling $525,000 from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) in Diamond, Bar, California. The grants will help offset the company’s costs to modify its existing locations in Southern California and enable it to provide maintenance services on trucks with engines that run on natural gas.
<p>Each <a href="https://www.gopenske.com/">Penske</a> facility will receive $75,000 grants (estimated completion dates):</p><p>• 2000 E. Wilshire Ave., Santa Ana (Q4 2014)</p><p>• 2727 S. Santa Fe Ave., Vernon (Q4 2014)</p><p>• 19646 S. Figueroa St., Carson (2015)</p><p>• 14228 Slover Ave., Fontana (2015)</p><p>• 15050 Northam Rd., La Mirada (2015)</p><p>• 2300 E. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles (2015)</p><p>• 11200 Peoria St., Sun Valley (2015)</p><p>“Natural gas is a growing option for trucking fleets when it comes to fuel sources,” said Jennifer Sockel, senior vice president of administration and facilities. “These facility retrofits will enable us to better serve our truck fleet customers in the region and support their sustainability goals now and into the future.”</p><p>Penske currently has several facilities nationally (Baltimore; Davenport, Iowa; Phoenix; Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Neenah, Wisconsin; Salt Lake City; and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) that are ready to service or currently service natural gas vehicles and more than a dozen others being retrofitted as part of upcoming new construction for NGV maintenance in select markets. Penske also has customer onsite NGV maintenance locations.</p><p><em>By “Move Ahead” Staff</em></p></div>
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