Vocational Energy Launches Portable Fuel System (PFS) at Waste Expo

TAMPA, Fla., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- What's white and green, can fuel up to eight garbage trucks simultaneously and arrives by a standard roll off truck? The answer is Vocational Energy's Portable Fuel System (PFS), displayed center stage in booth 16043 at the 2012 Waste Expo, held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The PFS allows fleets that operate CNG vehicles a way to fuel at their location without a traditional 'brick and mortar' station, which means that fleet owners can take advantage of the cheaper fuel faster.

"The PFS means that customers don't have to wait to migrate to CNG vehicles – and also allows them the convenience of fueling at their location, rather than driving their trucks to a public station across town," said Vocational Energy's president, Scott Edelbach.

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is one of the fastest growing fuels to power garbage trucks in the nation, but conversions can be hampered by the lack of infrastructure in many cities. Edelbach said the PFS is a simple, cost-effective method to bridge that gap.

"We designed the PFS to be transportable by a standard commercial roll-off truck, something that most refuse fleets already have in their inventory," Edelbach said, noting that customers wouldn't have to incur the additional expense of additional driver training or special vehicles to deliver or move the PFS.

The PFS merely needs to attach to a customer's existing natural gas service, be supplied electrical power – and the unit is capable of fueling up to eight vehicles simultaneously.

"The PFS can also be rented through Big Truck Rental, as a temporary fueling solution," said Edelbach, noting that the rental niche is designed to service those customers who want to begin using newer CNG-fueled trucks while their stations are under construction.

"Our goal is to grow the domestic CNG fuel market by removing barriers, such as infrastructure limitations – and the PFS is a great product that facilitates that effort."

Vocational Energy is one of the companies under the umbrella of Trucks.com, a multi-faceted business that offers new trucks, used reconditioned trucks, truck parts, rental trucks, and route-ready trucks through many well-known web-driven store fronts, such as Trucks and Parts of Tampa and Big Truck Rental, which specializes in the renting of quality Heil garbage trucks.

For more information, contact Jeffry Swertfeger at 813-957-1846

SOURCE Vocational Energy