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.
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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, 2012Congressmen 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, 2012Energy Executive T. Boone Pickens Touts Promise of Natural Gas
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, 2012Truck 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, 2012Producers 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, 2012Favorable 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, 2012NatGas 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, 2012Editorial: 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, 2012ATA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