PacLease puts first X15N engines into lease fleet

PacLease has delivered its first trucks powered by the Cummins X15N natural gas engine.

The trucks were delivered to waste hauling company Bousum Trucking of Chambersburg, Penn. The trucks themselves were eight Kenworth T880 day cabs, the first PacLease has put into service through a lease program.

The X15N slashes C02 and NOx levels by about 90% compared to current EPA standards.

Ted Onufrak, executive director of the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority, said the company sues 22 CNG-fueled refuse trucks.  “And we’re now pleased to see Bousum Trucking continue that momentum by adding CNG trucks to take approximately 110,000 tons of waste annually from our transfer station to the Waste Management landfill. We’re all committed to reducing emissions in our area.” 

Liam Tanelli, CFO for Bousum Trucking, added the trucks “meant we could now confidently handle heavy loads on the haul from the transfer station to the landfill. The trucks are rated at 450 hp with 1,650 lb.-ft. of torque and utilize 12-speed automated transmissions – that’s the right spec’ for our operation. Each truck makes three round trips per day; drive time is 1-1.5 hours each way, and the trucks can face steep grade changes ranging from 8-12%. So, we needed the horsepower and torque of the industry’s first 15-liter CNG engine.”