LAX Catering Company Adopts Propane Trucks

Airline passengers departing Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) are now enjoying meals delivered by clean-operating propane autogas vehicles. HACOR Inc. (Los Angeles), an in-flight airline catering services provider, purchased seven Ford F-750 delivery trucks fueled by autogas, a domestically produced, clean, and economical fuel. The company serves several airlines, among them Singapore Airlines, Asiana, and All Nippon.

“LAX will significantly benefit from our low-emission catering trucks, as will the nearby communities that we are operating from and within,” said Jason Lee, general manager of HACOR, which delivers up to 15,000 airline meals a day out of the airport. “The versatility and reliability of these propane vehicles allows us to operate our standard delivery and operating methods but with a low-emission fuel.” Each of HACOR’s vehicles is powered by a Ford 6.8-liter, V-10 engine with a ROUSH CleanTech fuel system certified to 0.02 grams per brake horsepower/ hour.

This engine has the lowest nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission level of any propane engine in Class 4 through 7 and is 90% cleaner than the Environmental Protection Agency’s most stringent heavy-duty engine standard. Nitrogen oxides are regulated under federal air-quality standards because they are known to be harmful to human health and to the environment.

“HACOR’s new propane autogas vehicles emit fewer greenhouse gases, NOx, and total hydrocarbon emissions, and virtually eliminate particulate matter,” said Todd Mouw, president of ROUSH CleanTech. “They will help to significantly clean up the air around LAX.” The vehicles are now in service and will refuel at public autogas stations. HACOR debuted its delivery trucks at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, Calif. April 23-26, 2019.