Whitney

Whitney began working with IACT in 2023. With a degree in English and a minor in Art, Whitney has worked as both a newspaper reporter and a digital marketing and events manager, bringing 6 years of marketing and 8 years of content creation experience to IACT. Whitney is passionate about nature and preserving the environment, including solutions to cleaner air and greater sustainability, and is a former Chicago resident.

IACT Talks to Clean Fuel Vehicles and Technologies Exhibitors at NTEA’s Work Truck Week

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Work Truck Week (WTW), hosted annually by the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA), was held this year from March 4-7, 2025, in the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. While the week featured informative sessions by knowledgeable speakers on a wide variety of work truck topics, one of the highlights of the week for many […]

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Green Truck Summit 2025 Brings Key Findings, Practical Strategies, and Essential Tools

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Green Truck Summit, held at the beginning of Work Truck Week, annually delivers valuable insights, solutions, and resources to support the work truck industry’s push for greater sustainability, productivity, and efficiency. Held on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, the summit featured in-depth sessions led by industry experts, exploring both applied

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Work Truck Week – March 4-7, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana

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Work Truck Week 2025 took place from March 4-7, 2025, bringing together industry professionals dedicated to the design, build, operation, and maintenance of commercial vehicles and equipment. For 25 years, this premier event has served as a platform for exploring the latest innovations, sharing knowledge, and shaping the future of transportation.  Attendees had the opportunity

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How Different Alternative Fuels React in Cold Temperatures

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Though spring is technically here, if you’re in the Midwest, you know that winter lingers longer than we may like it. As alternative fuels react differently from one another in cold weather—while some are more resilient in winter, others require some preparation and knowledge to keep the vehicle operable—knowing how different alternative fuels function in

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A History of Alternative Fuels

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What are alternative fuels? Alternative fuels are fuels sourced from non-petroleum and often renewable resources. This includes but is not limited to fuels made from fossil fuels that burn cleaner and others from plant-based materials or organic waste. In a previous blog, we covered what alternative fuels are and why they’re important. Now, we’ll go

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How to Improve an EV’s Fuel Economy in Winter

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The effect of cold weather on fuel economy is significant. All vehicle batteries, including those in traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) cars, can be affected by low temperatures without proactive cold-weather precautions. Denser air increases drag, lower tire pressure raises rolling resistance, icy roads reduce traction, and driving at lower speeds in slick conditions further

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Why Alternative Fuels are Not a Want But a Need

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What are alternative fuels? Alternative fuels, vehicles, and infrastructure benefit the economy, environment, public health, and national security. These fuels can be sourced from non-petroleum and renewable resources that support domestic production and diversify the transportation fuel mix. Alternative fuels’ use in vehicles typically reduces emissions compared to gasoline or diesel, contributing to a cleaner

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Powering Chicago Named IACT’s ‘Clean Fuels Champion,” 6 Others Granted Sustainability Leadership Awards

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The Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT) recently held its Annual Meeting and Holiday Reception on December 11, 2024, at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Schaumburg, awarding multiple organizations for their work within sustainable transportation and crowning this year’s Clean Fuels Champion. Each December, IACT hosts a meeting to review the year’s highlights, discuss the upcoming

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Ozinga / Ozinga Energy

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Ozinga, a family-owned business rooted in the Chicago area since 1928, has taken significant steps to promote sustainability through renewable natural gas (RNG), compressed natural gas (CNG), electric vehicles (EV), and EV charging infrastructure. Established as a Coal & Coke Company in Evergreen Park, Illinois, Ozinga has grown beyond its origins to become a leading

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IACT Assists with Great River Road Collaboration Project

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The Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT) will be joining the Great River Road Collaboration project, which aims to unite ten Clean Cities & Communities coalitions along the Mississippi River’s Great River Road to establish an alternative fuel corridor that supports diverse clean fuel and vehicle technologies. The Great River Road is a National Scenic

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