ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 Oil and gas industry legend T. Boone Pickens said here Thursday that it would be in the best interests of the trucking industry to embrace natural gas as a transportation fuel.
November 29, 2012Special CoverageBusinessFuel
Truck Stop Executives See Growing Acceptance of Natural Gas
ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 The emergence of natural gas as a viable fuel for the commercial trucking industry is a matter of when 鈥斅燼nd not if聽鈥斅爄ssues such as a cost-effective fuel supply network, a new generation of engines and driver acceptance are overcome, industry experts said here Thursday.
November 29, 2012Special CoverageBusinessFuel
Favorable Economics Seen Boosting Natural Gas as Trucking Fuel
ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 The trucking industry鈥檚 adoption of natural-gas vehicles will be driven by favorable economics made possible by a vast domestic supply of the fuel, natural-gas producers and advocates said Thursday at a conference examining the fuel鈥檚 potential for transportation, hosted by American Trucking Associations.
November 29, 2012Special CoverageBusinessFuel
Producers Cite Positive Shift in Outlook for NatGas
ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 The use of natural gas as a transportation fuel is increasing in an 鈥渆ra of unconventional鈥 fuel sources, executives of several energy producers said at ATA鈥檚 Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking on Thursday.
November 29, 2012BusinessFuel
Oil Falls to One-Week Low Under $86
Oil fell to less than $86 a barrel, its lowest level in a week, on concerns over whether U.S. lawmakers will reach a budget-deficit deal, Bloomberg reported.
November 28, 2012Special CoverageBusinessFuel
NatGas Summit鈥檚 Opening Reception Set for Wednesday Evening
American Trucking Associations鈥 welcome reception to the Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking is set for Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
November 27, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Rises 5.8垄 to $4.034 a Gallon; Gasoline Gains for First Time in Seven Weeks
Diesel rose 5.8 cents to $4.034 a gallon 鈥 its first gain in six weeks 鈥 while gasoline rose for the first time in seven weeks, the Department of Energy reported.
November 27, 2012BusinessFuel
Oil Declines From Three-Day High
Oil fell from a three-day high to below $88 a barrel Monday as European ministers met to discuss additional funds to help Greece, Bloomberg reported.
November 26, 2012Special CoverageBusinessFuel
Editorial: Natural Gas and Trucking
The amazing response to American Trucking Associations鈥 Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking reaffirms just how interested the industry is in finding a cheaper, dependable alternative fuel source.
November 26, 2012Special CoverageBusinessFuel
ATA鈥檚 Summit on Natural Gas to Focus on Alt-Fuels for Fleets
American Trucking Associations this week will convene a two-day, public conference on the industry鈥檚 use of natural gas, a development that several executives said may significantly alter U.S. trucking operations by displacing much of the diesel fuel the industry burns.
November 26, 2012