LAX expands its alternative fuel ground vehicle fleet

The group that runs Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) today approved the purchase of 30 alternative-fuel buses and trucks.

The organization says it's part of its ongoing commitment to replace existing gasoline-powered vehicles in the airport's fleet with alternative-fuel vehicles when they reach the end of their useful service life.

The Board of Airport Commissioners approved the purchase of 21 compressed natural-gas transit buses; three liquefied-petroleum-gas (LPG), light- and medium-duty garbage trucks; and six LPG stakebed trucks.

The 21 buses will be purchased for $7,885,648 from North American Bus Industries, Inc. Reynolds Buick Pontiac GMC Trucks, Inc., will provide the garbage trucks at $265,337.51 and the stakebed trucks at $383,228.78.

Officials at Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the City department that owns and operates LAX and three other Southern California airports, are converting all of LAWA's fleet to alternative-fuel use.

LAWA currently has more than 500 alternative-fuel vehicles in its fleet powered by liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, compressed natural gas, electric, solar power and hydrogen fuel cells.

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