Seaboard Foods adds natural gas-powered Kenworths

Seaboard Foods adds natural gas-powered Kenworths

High Plains Bioenergy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seaboard Foods, is now using two Kenworth T660 day cabs powered by the new Cummins Westport ISX12 G heavy-duty natural gas (NG) engine to transport biodiesel from its plant to regional customers.

High Plains Bioenergy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seaboard Foods, is now using two Kenworth T660 day cabs powered by the new Cummins Westport ISX12 G heavy-duty natural gas (NG) engine to transport biodiesel from its plant to regional customers. In addition, Seaboard Foods Live Production Operations will be placing 43 Kenworth T800 short hood day cabs powered by the Cummins Westport ISX12 G engine into operation hauling live animals from farms to the company’s pork processing plant and animal feed from its feed mill operations to its farms.

The compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered trucks at Seaboard Foods will be fueled using two new dedicated NG fueling stations that the company has built near its biodiesel plant in Oklahoma, where it produces more than 30 million gal. of B99 biodiesel annually. “We see adding CNG-powered Kenworth trucks as a great opportunity to further our commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship,” said Terry Holton, president and CEO of Seaboard Foods. “The availability of a 12-liter NG engine makes it possible for our operation to run CNG-powered trucks because it provides the right amount of power and torque for the loads our trucks carry.”

The Cummins Westport ISX12 G engine can run on either CNG or liquefied natural gas (LNG). The natural gas engine uses a maintenance-free, three-way catalyst. Kenworth currently offers the ISX12 G for the Kenworth T660 and T800 short hood (116.5-in. BBC).

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