<p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/L-Testa-Produce-electric-truck_BODY.jpg" alt="Cropped Images July 1st 2013" />Testa Produce is adding 10 new trucks to its fleet that run on clean-burning, domestic compressed natural gas (CNG). The new 24-foot refrigerated CNG trucks will replace existing biodiesel trucks, bringing the company closer to its goal of zero dependence on foreign oil within five years.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The new trucks are built by Cummings (chassis) and Kidron (refrigerator body). They’re quieter, have lower emissions and require less maintenance than diesel/biodiesel trucks with no loss of power or mileage. The new trucks also deliver cost savings: CNG is priced at around $2.60 per gallon compared to biodiesel’s recent $4.30 to $4.89 per gallon including tax, according to Stephanie Testa, Distribution Manager at Testa Produce.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p> “We are always looking for innovative, cost-effective ways to reduce our carbon footprint,” says Peter Testa, President of Testa Produce. “Powering trucks with clean, renewable domestic compressed natural gas is an alternative-fuel solution that we’re excited to implement. Along with our electric vehicles, CNG will help move reduce our dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels. As a transportation-based business, we’re demonstrating that we can, indeed, operate in much more sustainable ways.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The first of Testa Produce’s new CNG-powered trucks arrived in late June. Nine more will be delivered over the next few months as leases on existing trucks expire.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.testaproduce.com/" target="_new">Testa Produce</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
