ACT Research Co. released multiple online fuel payback calculators. The calculators are available at no charge at ACT’s website. The calculators allow fleets to calculate the diesel gallon equivalent of compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquid natural gas (LNG) at the pump as the commodity cost of natural gas changes, says the company.
“We believe that the adoption of natural gas fuel for heavy-duty trucks will ultimately put real pressure on freight rates as the use of lower cost natural gas fuel can offer significant cost reductions,” said Ken Vieth, senior partner and general manager of ACT Research. “As decision-makers look at how to get to the lowest total cost, they may decide to investigate buying trucks that are fueled by natural gas. These fuel payback calculators are easy to use, and they can quickly tell you the price at the pump for a multitude of different scenarios, comparing diesel to natural gas for a spark, an HPDI or a DNG dual fuel engine,” Vieth added.
