Matt Krasney, director of alternative fuels for, will serve as keynote speaker at next week’s (LAF) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He will also talk at a pair of regional open houses in Georgia to promote the Peach State’s natural gas commercial vehicle tax incentive program.
LAF 2015 is hosted by Louisiana Clean Fuels in conjunction with the Southwest Louisiana Clean Fuel Partnership and sponsored by the state’s Department of Natural Resources. It is free and open to the general public.
Krasney will take to the podium on the morning of May 21. He will be preceded by Louisiana Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne.
On both May 27 and June 12, Krasney will be on hand for educational seminars on how to access $5 million in state tax credits, hosted by American Fueling Systems at their suburban Atlanta facility. While there is no charge, pre-registration is required. for more information. is also a sponsor.
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is a top exhibitor and sponsor of the 2015 in Cincinnati April 26 to April 28 at the Duke Energy Convention Center and Hilton Netherland Plaza Hotel.
and Penske Logistics were among the companies that celebrated Earth Day and sustainability advancements being made in the transportation sector. The setting in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was the grand opening of a fueling station, with ; , a supply chain solutions provider; and (GNA), clean transportation and energy consultants.
A total of 23 leased CNG alternative fuel heavy-duty trucks will be fueled by , NFI and Wegmans at this location (one of the trucks is pictured, right, from the grand opening).
“Trillium CNG is excited to be partnering with NFI, Penske and Wegmans Foods to make CNG available in the area,” said Mary Boettcher, Trillium CNG president. “We’re confident other fleet operators in the tri-state region will take advantage of the environmental and economic benefits that natural gas provides.”
For the last three years, Penske has captured the SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award in the United States.
Once again in 2015, and will be highly visible at this year’s taking place in Dallas, May 4-May 7, at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center. A platinum sponsor, Penske will appear on multiple panels and be an exhibitor.
“We are very pleased to have Mitsui as a partner in PTL. Mitsui brings extensive experience across many different areas to our partnership and will become a key strategic partner as we look to expand and enhance our operations both domestically and internationally. We look forward to the new opportunities that our collaboration with Mitsui will bring and the value we can deliver to Mitsui,” said Brian Hard, President and CEO of 
Penske currently operates an expanding commercial truck rental fleet of late-model prime movers from MAN and Western Star. The newly opened Melbourne location rents MAN TGS 540 and TGS 480 6x4 sleepers (b-double rated), Western Star 5800 6x4 sleepers (b-double and road train rated), and new to its fleet offering at the Melbourne location are Freightliner Coronado 6x4 day cabs (b-double rated).
“The facility serves the needs of Penske’s truck fleet and contract customers, as well as commercial truck fleets,” said James Svaasand, Penske’s vice president of collision repair.
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is exhibiting this week in booth 926 at the International Foodservice Distributors Association’s annual The conference takes place Oct. 21 - 23 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. In keeping with the wider organization's its winning tradition at the Indy 500, will feature a branded IndyCar as a part of its tradeshow presence.
To raise driver awareness and increase road safety, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will kick off its annual program Oct. 19, nationwide. 
Created by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the SmartWay program is administered by . The EPA launched SmartWay in 2004 and NRCan introduced the program to Canada in 2012.