18836: feature callout - Towing company uses MPCA grants to clean up its fleet of diesel trucks
Grants help clean the fleet
MPCA grants help businesses like Andy's Towing (St. Cloud) make the leap to newer, cleaner trucks.
2023
This grant round provided approximately $2 million to fund the replacement of 39 old diesel vehicles with new cleaner models, preventing the emission of an estimated 5,400 tons of greenhouse gases, 330,000 pounds of nitrogen oxides, and 16,500 pounds of particulate matter.
| Grantee | Funded vehicle | Grant award | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Vac | delivery straight truck | $20,625 | $82,500 |
| Andy's Towing | (3) regional haul semi-tractors (2) tow trucks | $145,385 $145,073 | $581,540 $580,291 |
| City of Mankato | (2) dump/plow trucks | $100,000 | $400,000 |
| Commercial Container | (5) refuse trucks | $530,000 | $2,122,640 |
| Dem-Con | (2) regional haul semi-tractors | $122,500 | $490,000 |
| DGG Consulting | work truck | $18,490 | $73,959 |
| Highland Sanitation | (3) refuse trucks | $138,579 | $554,315 |
| Republic Services | (2) refuse trucks | $68,760 | $598,090 |
| Sysco Minn | (3) regional haul semi-tractors | $77,760 | $324,000 |
| Sysco Western | (9) regional haul semi-tractors | $233,280 | $972,000 |
| Veit | regional haul semi-tractor | $20,304 | $211,000 |
| Veit Container | (5) refuse trucks | $375,000 | $1,500,000 |