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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 Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking last week was prodigious.

December 3, 2012
BusinessFuel

Truckers Told Nat Gas Growth Depends on Related Changes

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.

December 3, 2012
BusinessFuel

Makers See Nat Gas Pricing Critical to Fuels Success

ARLINGTON, Va. Favorable economics stemming from the vast domestic supply of natural gas will accelerate the trucking industrys use of the fuel, producers of that fuel said here last week.

December 3, 2012
BusinessFuel

Congressmen See Piecemeal Approach Boosting Truckings Natural Gas Use

ARLINGTON, Va. Two congressmen said the most feasible way to pass legislation to boost truckings use of natural gas is a piecemeal approach, rather than comprehensive legislation.

November 30, 2012
Special CoverageBusinessFuel

Environmental Concerns Should be Balanced in Expanded Use of Natural Gas, Official Says

ARLINGTON, Va. The trucking industry should balance environmental considerations with growth in use of natural-gas engines, the head of an environmental group said.

November 30, 2012
Special CoverageBusinessFuel

Higher Volumes Seen Boosting Development of Natural Gas Engines, Manufacturers Say

ARLINGTON, Va. 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, 2012
Special CoverageBusinessFuel

Congressmen See Piecemeal Approach Boosting Truckings Natural Gas Use

ARLINGTON, Va. Two congressmen said the most feasible way to pass legislation to boost truckings use of natural gas is a piecemeal approach, rather than comprehensive legislation.

November 30, 2012
Special CoverageBusinessFuel

Retrofits Contingent on Lower Natural Gas Prices, Execs Say

ARLINGTON, Va. 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
Special CoverageBusinessFuel

Energy Executive T. Boone Pickens Touts Promise of Natural Gas

ARLINGTON, Va. 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, 2012
Special CoverageBusinessFuel

Truck Stop Executives See Growing Acceptance of Natural Gas

ARLINGTON, Va. The emergence of natural gas as a viable fuel for the commercial trucking industry is a matter of when and not ifissues 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, 2012