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NGVi Sponsor Spotlight: CP Industries, Inc. – More Than a Century of Innovation

Posted on June 1, 2017August 1, 2018

By CP Industries, Inc. 1897 When Christy Park Plant was built in 1897 on the old Penney Farm, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, it consisted of a single main working building and one small office buildi... Continue Reading →

NFPA 52 Now Requires Your CNG Station to Have a Maintenance Plan

Posted on June 1, 2017August 1, 2018

By Leo Thomason, Executive Director, NGVi Because of the unique physical properties of natural gas, the distinctive design and construction requirements of CNG fueling stations, and unique CNG stat... Continue Reading →

Handling Challenges with Today’s CNG Fuel System Inspections

Posted on June 1, 2017August 1, 2018

By Gordon Larsen, Senior Technical Instructor, NGVi CNG fuel systems, especially for heavy-duty natural gas vehicles, have evolved greatly over the past decade. In today’s heavy-duty trucks and bus... Continue Reading →

Changes to NFPA-52 Affect CNG Station Construction and Maintenance

Posted on April 1, 2017August 1, 2018

By Leo Thomason, Executive Director, NGVi Last April, a new version of NFPA-52 was published that affects both new and existing CNG stations. Completely rewritten, the 2016 version differs signific... Continue Reading →

Four Point Safety Plan Can Improve Outcomes of CNG Refuse Truck Incidents

Posted on April 1, 2017August 1, 2018

By Annalloyd Thomason, Vice President/General Manager, NGVi Refuse fleets are perhaps the largest market for CNG trucks. Their operating patterns of regular routes, return-to-base fueling and high ... Continue Reading →

CNG Fueling Station Safety Evaluations Are Critical

Posted on April 1, 2017August 1, 2018

By Leo Thomason, Executive Director, NGVi CNG fueling stations are carefully engineered and designed to deliver a specific quantity of fuel over a specific time period. They are composed of dryers,... Continue Reading →

The Value of Certification

Posted on February 12, 2017August 1, 2018

By Kasia McBride, Marketing Manager, NGVi Professional certification refers to a voluntary process of skills and knowledge assessment, administered by a third party organization, to determine wheth... Continue Reading →

The Road to Safe Methane Detection: Infrared and Catalytic Sensors

Posted on February 1, 2017August 1, 2018

By Mark Rehak, Divisional Sales Director, US, Draeger, Inc. When hazardous gases and vapors build up and reach dangerous concentrations, our sensory organs are often unable to detect these airborne... Continue Reading →

Diagnosing Low Power in Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Engines

Posted on February 1, 2017July 17, 2019

By Gordon Larsen and Bill Marchetti, NGVi Technical Instructors In NGVi’s work training heavy-duty natural gas vehicle technicians, the number one problem they report is diagnosing low power condit... Continue Reading →

Training Technicians Smarter Through E-Learning

Posted on June 1, 2016August 9, 2018

By Kasia McBride, Marketing Manager, NGVi NGV fleet and dealership safety starts with comprehensive CNG and LNG training, and managers face the challenge of selecting the right training delivery me... Continue Reading →