July 2013

For the third time this year it has come down to the two AmeriGas / Metro Lawn sponsored Dragsters powered by propane. Susan Roush McClenaghan and her teammate Donnie Bowles were the last two to go head to head at the 8th Annual NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing in Joliet IL at the historic Route 66 Raceway… (AmeriGas)

Student Transportation CEO Denis Gallagher, strong propane autogas advocate, discusses business in Canada and the U.S., and how rising interest rates might impact its business… (CNBC)

Kamps Propane maintains a long history of running Ford trucks in its company’s fleet. When a propane autogas fuel system for Ford platforms became available, Kamps knew this was the clear choice for its propane distribution company… (Ford Pros)

When it comes to alternative fuels, there are many options out there, and knowing which providers to partner with can be confusing. Ford has developed the alternative fuel Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM) program, which ensures that alt fuel vehicles are equipped with technology that will maintain the factory Ford warranty and meet quality, certification and performance specifications… (Ford Pros)

Yellow will go green this fall when New Haven Community Schools takes delivery of two propane-powered school buses. School officials announced this week the district has purchased from Holland Bus Co. two propane-powered buses to add to its transportation fleet. Officials expect to take delivery of the buses in October… (The Macomb Daily)

Yellow will go green this fall when New Haven Community Schools takes delivery of two propane-powered school buses. School officials announced this week the district has purchased from Holland Bus Co. two propane-powered buses to add to its transportation fleet. Officials expect to take delivery of the buses in October… (The Macomb Daily)

Student transportation company First Student will be deploying 50 propane-powered school buses this fall for the Bozeman Public School District in Bozeman, Mont… (NGT News)

This could start something across the state of Kentucky. A local school system got a green light from the state and are part of a pilot program that could lead to big changes to school buses across the state. Your children could soon be riding in a propane-powered school bus… (WPSD Local 6)

The school bus contractor and school district made the initial announcement earlier this year after the school board approved the purchase on Jan. 28. Bozeman is thought to be at least one of the first districts in the state to operate the straight-from-the-factory propane buses that run on a liquid propane-autogas system from ROUSH CleanTech and that works with a Ford 6.8L V10 engine… (School Transportation News)