J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers, a manufacturer of dump bodies, trailers, oil and gas field equipment, and custom transportation solutions, has completed the conversion of 11 commercial tri-axle dump bodies that will be fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG).

The owner of the trucks, Michael Forte of MJF Materials located in Lindenwold, N.J., purchased the Peterbilt trucks from Hunter Peterbilt and the CNG tanks from d-HYBRID Systems. J&J technicians assisted with the installation of the d-HYBRID fuel systems prior to mounting the J&J aluminum dump bodies onto the trucks. The trucks will be used to haul sand and stone from quarries to asphalt and concrete plants in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Forte has built a state-of-art CNG station on his property to fuel his fleet.

J&J sees this as only the beginning of the CNG-powered truck conversions that it will be handling. "We expect to see more and more of the CNG configured trucks come to our facility for fuel system and dump body installations," said Mike Riggs, Senior Vice President of J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers. "To meet that demand, J&J has invested in employee training and capital equipment to support the increasing popularity of the natural gas option."