The Emergence of 'New Old' Propane Bobtail Products
Thursday, September 13, 2012
art43Air-operated hose reels on the back of propane delivery trucks are an emerging trend. Instead of an electric motor, drivers use the air from the air tanks on the truck to power an air motor to rewind the hose reel.
The air-operated reels are among various items that Roger Smith calls “new old” products.
It’s Time To ‘Run Your Fleet On the Fuel You Sell’
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
art34The timing was right as Tucker Perkins spoke to BPN on July 27 about the Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) 8.0L propane bobtail project. That week, representatives from several companies involved in the project were in Colorado, putting the bobtail through performance, altitude, and load testing. A few months earlier, some of those representatives were in Minnesota, testing the vehicle’s cold weather performance.

 

New Propane-Powered Bobtail
Monday, May 2, 2011
Bobtail 2013Propane marketers have heard the news over the past year that the industry would once again have a propane-powered bobtail. Marketers will finally be able to run their bobtails on the fuel they sell.