The Vedder Transportation Group announced Fred Zweep, President of the Vedder Transportation Group is set to receive a prestigious Global Natural Gas “NGV Champion” Award November 7, 2012 in Mexico City.
The “NGV Champion” Award is presented biennial by The International Association of Natural Gas Vehicles with its global head office in Auckland, New Zealand.
“NGV Champion Award” is granted based on the following criteria:
Comments by Fred Zweep: “I do not deem the award presentation to be that of my singular success; rather it’s about the corner stone of success based on the collaborative efforts of Vedder Transport Ltd. and our partners FortisBC, Peterbilt Pacific and Westport Innovations which has lead to the successful delivery of the Vedder Transportation Groups Natural Gas Project!
“Further, I wish to express my deepest appreciation to the entire Professional Driving Fleet of Vedder Transport Ltd. who operate our fleet of 50 Liquefied Natural Gas Class 8 Vehicles day in and day out, as without their ongoing vested interest and dedication to this project and that of the Vedder Transport Ltd. Implementation group, Peterbilt Pacific, FortisBC and the entire Westport Innovations team my vision for Natural Gas LNG Operated Class 8 Tractors in Western Canada would not have been achievable”
“I wish to recognize Larry Wiebe CEO, Vedder Transportation Group for his unwavering support, guidance and shared vision from conception to integration of my vision for Natural Gas technology”
On October 1, 2011 Vedder Transport Ltd. pioneered the implementation of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Engine Technology in Western Canada when it placed into service fifty (50) LNG Class 8 Tractors into its return to base trucking fleet in Abbotsford, British Columbia.On December 1, 2012, the Vedder Transportation Group along with its partner FortisBC will open the 1st of its kind in Canada a fully serviced Commercial Liquefied (LNG) Natural Gas Card Lock Operation located in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
[mappress] LNG World News Staff, November 07, 2012; Image: Vedder Transportation Group