ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 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.
December 3, 2012Special CoverageBusinessFuel
Trends鈥 Panel Cites NatGas Transitional Concerns
ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 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鈥 Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking here Friday.
December 3, 2012EditorialBusinessFuel
Editorial: A Natural Gas Primer
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鈥 Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking last week was prodigious.
December 3, 2012BusinessFuel
Truckers Told Nat Gas Growth Depends on Related Changes
ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 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.
December 3, 2012BusinessFuel
Makers See Nat Gas Pricing Critical to Fuel鈥檚 Success
ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 Favorable economics stemming from the vast domestic supply of natural gas will accelerate the trucking industry鈥檚 use of the fuel, producers of that fuel said here last week.
December 3, 2012BusinessFuel
Congressmen See 鈥楶iecemeal鈥 Approach Boosting Trucking鈥檚 Natural Gas Use
ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 Two congressmen said the most feasible way to pass legislation to boost trucking鈥檚 use of natural gas is a 鈥減iecemeal鈥 approach, rather than comprehensive legislation.
November 30, 2012Special CoverageBusinessFuel
Environmental Concerns Should be Balanced in Expanded Use of Natural Gas, Official Says
ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 The trucking industry should balance environmental considerations with growth in use of natural-gas engines, the head of an environmental group said.
November 30, 2012Special CoverageBusinessFuel
Higher Volumes Seen Boosting Development of Natural Gas Engines, Manufacturers Say
ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 Executives from truck and engine makers said competition and higher production volumes will lead to cost reductions for natural gas trucks, which are more expensive than diesel models.
November 30, 2012Special CoverageBusinessFuel
Congressmen See 鈥楶iecemeal鈥 Approach Boosting Trucking鈥檚 Natural Gas Use
ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 Two congressmen said the most feasible way to pass legislation to boost trucking鈥檚 use of natural gas is a 鈥減iecemeal鈥 approach, rather than comprehensive legislation.
November 30, 2012Special CoverageBusinessFuel
Retrofits Contingent on Lower Natural Gas Prices, Execs Say
ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 Executives of companies that manufacture and install natural-gas conversion systems in existing heavy trucks said that their future business was reliant on natural gas prices staying cheaper than diesel fuel.
November 30, 2012