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(National Biodiesel Board)  2021 NTEA Fleet Purchasing Outlook Reveals Strong Demand for Biodiesel Among Fleets — In a multitude of ways, the past year has drawn into sharp focus the important interrelationships between public health, the environment, and the economy.  Yet through all the challenges presented by a global pandemic, extreme weather events, and an economic recession, America’s trucking fleets – the vast majority of which are powered by diesel engines – persevered to con...

Temperatures plunging as low as negative 10 degrees Fahrenheit were no trouble for a fleet of ADM trucks on sustainable B100 biodiesel in February.

Biodiesel and renewable diesel help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They also lower particulate matter during combustion, which improves DPF performance.

The Cummins Westport ISX12N is certified at near-zero emissions. Internal combustion advocates argue that President Joe Biden’s recent Executive Order calling to clean up the federal governments car and truck fleet should include engines that have chopped emissions and reduced their carbon intensity scores -- and not just those that run on batteries. Their comments follow Biden’s “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad” EO, which calls for changing the federal fleet to “cle...