An important aspect of natural gas vehicle deployment in California is the lack of supporting infrastructure. There is limited access to natural gas infrastructure between the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, and the warehousing facilities in the Inland Empire. This enormous barrier deters the adoption or expansion of natural gas advanced technologies by the many goods movement fleets that haul cargo along this heavily traveled Southern California route every day.
As a result, Sysco Riverside sought to develop a publicly accessible liquefied natural gas station along the 1-215 corridor in Riverside County to accommodate its expanding fleet of natural gas-powered goods movement vehicles, as well as to offer a refueling station for other natural gas truck users.
The goal of the station development was to provide an incentive for heavy-duty trucking fleets to adopt or expand use of natural gas advanced technologies, enable the accelerated replacement of heavy-duty diesel trucks with ultra-low-emission natural gas, further infuse the Southern California regional natural gas refueling infrastructure with locally produced, low-carbon, and create and strengthen the necessary web of infrastructure across the region and state. Sysco's station development project supports a region-wide transition opportunity for heavy-duty fleets interested in alternative fuels, as well as allows for the reduction of diesel consumption and vehicle emissions in California.
