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ARLINGTON, Va. — The low price of natural gas is a main reason why it is so appealing to trucking, but concerns ranging from infrastructure to maintenance are forcing the industry to go slow, executives said.

ARLINGTON, VA. — Trucking should expect “piecemeal” measures that promote natural gas use because the federal government probably is too divided to tackle comprehensive legislation that could include incentives for buying natural gas trucks, two congressmen said.

Exporting natural gas would benefit the U.S. economy, according to a study conducted for the Department of Energy.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Trucking companies that move to natural gas use in their fleets will have to choose engine and fuel types, modify their maintenance shops and possibly install new types of equipment, all of which will involve higher spending, executives at American Trucking Associations’ Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking said.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Some of the nation’s leading trucking executives at American Trucking Associations’ Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking said that with natural gas priced as much as $2 per gallon cheaper than diesel fuel, it can’t be ignored as an alternative fuel.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Future trends present risks for the trucking industry as it contemplates a transition toward more natural gas use, but there are also risks if the transition is not accelerated, said a trio of experts who spoke at American Trucking Associations’ Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking here Friday.

We came. We watched and listened. And we learned. The amount of information that was flowing from the stage during the first day of American Trucking Associations’ Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking last week was prodigious.

ARLINGTON, Va. — The emergence of natural gas as a viable fuel for trucking is dependent on progress in overcoming infrastructure hurdles such as a dependable fuel supply network, a new generation of engines and driver acceptance, industry experts said last week.