JOC Staff | Mar 11, 2013 11:37AM EDT
Eagle Distributing of Shreveport has signed a lease agreement with Ryder System for 23 compressed natural gas tractors.
Eagle is an Anheuser-Busch distributor in northwestern Louisiana and Ryder’s first natural gas lease customer in Louisiana.
The CNG tractors will replace nearly all of Eagle’s existing diesel-powered delivery fleet. Ryder, a commercial transportation and supply chain management company, will also provide maintenance for all 23 CNG vehicles from its Shreveport, La., service facility, which is being upgraded for compliance with natural gas standards.
