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NGV Maintenance Facility Opens in Illinois

Vehicle maintenance provider Clarke Power Services has relocated its Pontoon Beach, Ill., maintenance facility, which is equipped to handle natural gas vehicles (NGVs), the company announced.

by Staff
August 10, 2015
NGV Maintenance Facility Opens in Illinois

Photo courtesy of Clarke Power Services, Inc.

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Photo courtesy of Clarke Power Services, Inc.

Vehicle maintenance provider Clarke Power Services has relocated its Pontoon Beach, Ill., maintenance facility, which is equipped to handle natural gas vehicles (NGVs), the company announced.

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Formerly located at 1430 B. East Chain of Rocks Road in Pontoon Beach, the new 20,000-square-foot facility at 17 Liberty Place is a natural-gas-compliant facility equipped to service fleets using natural gas technologies, such as systems from American Power Group and Detroit Diesel. The new facility is also strategically located near multiple compressed natural gas (CNG) filling stations.

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Clarke Power Services works with light-, medium-, and heavy-duty fleets of all types and sizes, according to the maintenance provider. It has 24 branches located in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Georgia.

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