Shale Boom Propels Propane-Powered Trucks From Dream to Reality
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For almost 80 years, Blue Star Gas distributed propane throughout the U.S. West Coast on trucks mostly powered by gasoline. Now the company is working to convert its 55 vehicles to run on the same stuff they deliver.
They won’t be alone. United Parcel Service Inc. already has more than a thousand propane-powered delivery trucks on the street, with plans to buy more.