COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) CYLINDER SURVEY

Fleet Identification:
Name of organization/ company
Survey prepared by: Name:
Job Title:
Address:
Phone:
E-mail:
Fleet Profile:
1. Total vehicles in fleet: Total CNG vehicles in fleet:
2. Are your vehicles: Owned Leased Some of each
3. Is your vehicle maintenance done: by you, by a contractor, or both
4. If your vehicles are bi-fuel (use either CNG or gasoline) are they usually operated on: CNG Gasoline
5. What kind of CNG vehicles do you operate? Check all that apply:
Light Duty Vehicles (≤8500 GVWR):
Passenger Cars/Minivans/SUVs, etc. Pick-up Trucks Passenger/Cargo Vans
Medium/Heavy-Duty Passenger Vehicles (≥8501 GVWR):
Passenger Van Cutaway Chassis Shuttle/Paratransit School Bus - Cutaway Shuttle Bus (Micro-Bird®, Minitaur®, etc) School Bus - Conventional “C” or Transit Style “D” Medium-Duty Commercial Bus (<40’) Transit-Duty Bus (40’ and larger)
Medium-/Heavy-Duty Trucks (≥8501 GVWR):
Utility/HD Pick-up Step Van Box Stake/Rack Beverage Dump/Plow Cement Mixer Refuse/Recycling Collection Street Sweeper/Vac Tractor-trailer Other
Off-Highway
Industrial Lift Truck/Forklift Other
Cylinder Life Limitation:
6. Does the fact that most CNG cylinders have a design life of 15 years (and should be replaced after that time) cause a problem for your fleet? Yes No Additional comments about cylinder life limitations:
7. If “Yes,” would it be useful to have a method of “recertifying” cylinders so that they could be used for an additional period of time? Yes No Additional comments about cylinder recertifying:
Cylinder Inspection: The U.S. Department of Transportation required label on vehicular CNG cylinders states that: “…this container should be visually inspected after a motor vehicle accident or fire and at least every 36 months or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first, for damage or deterioration.”
8. Are these inspections performed on your vehicle cylinders? Yes No
8a. If "No," were your aware of the inspection requirement? Yes No
8b. If “yes,” did you use an outside inspector? or someone on your own staff? or both?
9. Approximately what percentage of your CNG cylinders have been inspected? Total Passed Failed
10. How many of your own staff have been trained to perform these cylinder inspections?
11. Who trained your staff to perform cylinder inspections? (Name of organization or private individual and their affiliation)
12. Are your inspectors CSA certified? Yes No Don't know 13. If you or any of your staff have taken a cylinder inspection training course, please rate the quality of the instruction. (Rate the quality of cylinder instruction from 1 to 5, where: 5 = Excellent, 4 = Very Good, 3 = Good, 2 = Fair, 1 = Poor)
a. Instructor’s knowledge of course subject matter 5 4 3 2 1 b. Instructor’s ability in presenting course materials 5 4 3 2 1 c. Instructor’s ability in answering questions 5 4 3 2 1 d. Instructor’s interaction with participants 5 4 3 2 1 e. Overall quality of the instructor’s presentation 5 4 3 2 1 f. Contribution of course material to understanding course 5 4 3 2 1 g. Usefulness of visual aids in understanding course 5 4 3 2 1 h. Time allotted to classroom presentations and discussions 5 4 3 2 1 i. Time allotted to “hands-on” activities 5 4 3 2 1 j. Contribution of course in increasing knowledge of cylinder inspection 5 4 3 2 1 k. Overall, are you satisfied with the training that has been provided to your inspectors? 5 4 3 2 1 m. What changes, if any, would you recommend to improve the overall quality of this course? Please be specific.
14. Additional comments about training and qualification:
15. Any other comments about your experience with CNG cylinder inspection and its effectiveness would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your time to complete this survey.

Documents of Interest

Alternative Fuels – General Information:
US Department of Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center
Alternative Fuels Fueling Station Locator
GREENCAR.Com
International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles
National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium
NGVAmerica

Cylinder Inspectors:
CSA America Certified CNG Cylinder Inspectors

Natural Gas HD Engines:
BAF Technologies
Baytech Corporation
Cummins Westport
Emission Solutions Inc.
Fueltek Conversion Corp.
Westport Innovations

Vehicular CNG/LNG Storage Vessel Manufacturers:
Chart Industries
Dynetek Industries
Faber Industries
Lincoln Composites
Luxfer Gas Cylinders
Quantum Technologies
Structural Composites Ind

Fuel Station Equipment and Systems Packagers:
Allied Equipment
ANGI International
AVSG
Chart Industries
Clean Energy Fuels
CP Industries
Exterran
Faber Industries
FuelMaker
GreenField Compression
IMW Industries
Kraus Global
OPW
P.C. McKenzie Co.
Parker Hannefin
Pinnacle
Seitz Valve
TrilliumUSA
Tulsa Gas Technologies
Xebec

Natural Gas Vehicle Engine Retrofit System Manufacturers (SVMs):
BAF Technologies
Baytech Corporation
Campbell Parnell, Inc
ECO Fuel Systems
Fuektek Technologies
Impco Technologies

Natural Gas Vehicles – Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
American Honda Civic GX

Natural Gas Vehicles - Used
CNG Motors
Driveclean California
General Services Administration
Yahoo Autos Green Center
Morris Auto Sales
NGVAmerica Market Exchange
GreenCar Depot

Vehicular Natural Gas Providers:
Applied LNG Technologies
Clean Energy Fuels

Alt Fuel Engine/Fuel System Integrators:
Enviromech Industries
FAB Industries