FedEx Freight | Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Kenworth T660
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Wouldn't that be far more explosive than the standard Diesel??? What would the advantages of this new fuel be, Im assuming fuel cost but I question the safety of it.
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Spy shots of R14159, a single screw Kenworth T660 with dual LNG tanks. One of two currently just arrived into Dallas (DAL - Irving, TX) customer center.
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Yep within 5 years all of fedex is going green
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The truck exhaust must come out underneath bacause no stacks on either side right ?
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Natural Gas: Fad or Future
Check this article out.
Check this article out.
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nice shiny tanks. wonder how long they will stay shiny. not to mention dual tanks of equal size
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what do you think? at least 200-300 gallons?
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hammerhead, i use the AT500 tapaho! LOL:nut_kick:
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Maybe it just has a drip pan under the grille ! LOL
Considering the position in which you fill the DEF tank, I'm surprised you won't get a third weiner..:LMAO:
Short of being broadsided by a train at 60 mph, and even then I doubt that would do, that tank would not rupture. My father ran propane motor fuel for years never a problem ever after being hit in the side when he ran a light. direct hit on the tank by a 1977 Impala and not even a dent. The tank on that truck looks to be 100-125 gallons each, cost of fuel is about $2.00 a gallon cheaper with about the same MPG. Could run the oil changes out to about 50-60,000 miles. I see a couple companys in the CHI/MKE area running them with good results according to their drivers and almost all of BFI's trash trucks are LNG. Look forward to running one someday.
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It is a supply/demand issue at this point. There is a glut of natural gas on the market right now, depressing the prices and the NG producers aren't happy.
So at some point the price will increase to the level of gasoline. With gasoline you can only run it in vehicles, NG it can be used in homes as well.
It would be nice to see the specs on these such as torque. I wonder if it will be a city kitty or a linehaul tractor. Looks really nice though. :)
So at some point the price will increase to the level of gasoline. With gasoline you can only run it in vehicles, NG it can be used in homes as well.
It would be nice to see the specs on these such as torque. I wonder if it will be a city kitty or a linehaul tractor. Looks really nice though. :)
The torque specks are close to the same, the wonder of computer controlled engines. The terminals that get these trucks will have to have a LNG fueling station near by. That why I'm going to volunteer to drive one because we have a LNG station a block from the yard. Although with those tanks it will take a good 30-45 minutes to fuel the truck. Only time will tell how they work out on road runs. Pilot truck stops is going to be installing LNG pumps at some of their locations in the next few months from what I've heard.
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roogie, as always, tip o' the hat to you for the photo's. Quick question, the first KW T680 was R13160. The Kw in this photo is R14159. What are the trucks in between, and better yet, where are they? We're not seeing them in the peoples republik of Kalifornia, so we're just curious out here....
ST, big fan of your lens work....
ST, big fan of your lens work....
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Can I get mine with afterburners ?
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You already have 2 weiners?:LMAO:
Keep yer weenie out if that hole!!
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We got the 1 new truck we were scheduled to get. R135xx it is the narrow cab model. Nobody wants to drive it in the city. The thing looks huge next to a Volvo. I'm just glad it's not mine!!