April 16, 2024. A collective of close to 200 organizations and companies involved in the efficient movement of goods, services, and people today launched The Transport Project (TTP), a national advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring North America’s fleets run safely, reliably, and effectively on clean, renewable fuels.
The Transport Project’s established purpose and mission is to act as the national voice advancing the growth and deployment of practical, clean, gaseous fuels for transportation by:
- Advocating for fair and effective legislation and regulation;
- Informing and educating about the availability, use, and benefits of clean gaseous fuels and vehicles;
- Continually improving safety through sensible codes, standards, and practices; and
- Collaborating with like-minded partners across the transportation sector.
This broad coalition includes industry drivers from every corner of the commercial transportation field – fleets and end users, vehicle dealers, servicers and suppliers, fuelers and fuel producers, and OEMs and engine manufacturers.
“Our name accurately suggests that our work has a greater purpose and objective than simply advancing individual business interests,” said TTP Chair Marty Tufte. “Our members are expert professionals in the freight movement and commercial transportation sector working to supply American businesses, move American commuters, and deliver goods and services for American families by deploying some of the most cost effective, sustainable technologies commercially scalable today.”
Founding TTP members include fleets like Amazon, UPS, and WM; global energy companies including Chevron and Shell; fuel providers and marketers like Clean Energy Fuels, OPAL Fuels, Trillium Energy Solutions, a Love’s Company, and U.S. Energy; and major original equipment and engine manufacturers and suppliers including ANGI Energy Systems, A Vontier Company, Chart Industries, Cummins Inc., Cummins Clean Fuel Technologies, Hexagon Agility, Landi Renzo, Westport Fuel Systems, and Wing Fuel Systems.
The Transport Project will represent the entire North American gaseous transportation value chain, and its members endorse the large-scale deployment of commercial trucks and buses fueled by renewable natural gas (RNG) and eventually hydrogen.
“Solving the challenge of effectively decarbonizing North America’s public and private commercial fleet is an ongoing project… it’s a ‘Transport Project’ that will take time to do correctly and inclusively,” added TTP President Daniel Gage. “We want fleets of every size and application in every corner of America to be able to participate. To do so, they must be afforded flexibility and the ability to choose from multiple cleaner vehicle options that meet their needs and budget, including renewable natural gas.”