Utah’s city of Ogden has replaced ten diesel-fueled garbage trucks with new compressed natural gas trucks, all bearing the distinctive CNG symbol and all part of the city’s endeavour to save fuel costs and protect the environment. Richard Brookins, the city’s fleet and facilities manager, reckons the additional vehicles places Ogden at the forefront of Utah municipalities for commissioned natural gas vehicles. Standard.net reports the city expects annual savings in the vicinity of USD 89,000 annually.
The exterior of each vehicle has a large wrap featuring the big blue diamond symbol used on CNG-powered vehicles throughout North America. The wraps were paid for in part by the Utah Clean Cities Coalition, a non-profit organization which promotes independence from foreign oil.
Refueling the trucks with manufacturer-installed CNG cylinders occurs at a low-pressure filling station that has been built at the city’s public works building at 29th Street and Wall Avenue. A high-pressure pump will reportedly be installed at some later date.
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