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NatGas Summit’s Opening Reception Set for Wednesday Evening

American Trucking Associations’ welcome reception to the Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking is set for Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

November 27, 2012
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Editorial: Natural Gas and Trucking

The amazing response to American Trucking Associations’ Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking reaffirms just how interested the industry is in finding a cheaper, dependable alternative fuel source.

November 26, 2012
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ATA’s 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’s 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
EditorialBusinessFuel

Editorial: Natural Gas and Trucking

The amazing response to American Trucking Associations’ Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking reaffirms just how interested the industry is in finding a cheaper, dependable alternative fuel source.

November 26, 2012
BusinessFuel

ATA’s 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’s 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
Special CoverageBusinessFuel

Agenda Set for Natural Gas in Trucking Summit

Following is an ATA Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking agenda: Wednesday Registration kicks off from 4 - 7 p.m. and ATA’s welcome reception is from 5:30 - 7 p.m.. Thursday Continental breakfast 7:30 - 8:15 a.m,, with ATA Chairman Michael Card’s opening remarks from 8:15 – 8:30 a.m. Session I: Natural Gas 101: A Primer, 8:30– 9 a.m., will be followed by Session II: Fueling the Nation’s Energy Needs, 9 – 10 a.m. Session III: Infrastructure Hurdles, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., will be followed by lunch. Session IV, The Transformation of America’s Energy Future, featuring Andrew Littlefair, CEO, Clean Energy, and  T. Boone Pickens, Chairman, BP Capital Management, 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.

November 20, 2012
BusinessFuel

Clean Energy, GE Form Partnership, To Build Pair of ‘Micro’ LNG Plants

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. said it will purchase two liquefied natural gas plants from General Electric Co. as part of a new partnership between the two companies to develop LNG fueling infrastructure for the trucking industry, the firms announced last week.

November 19, 2012
BusinessFuel

Clean Energy’s 3Q Revenue Rises

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Tuesday reported a third-quarter loss but said its revenue rose on higher gallons of natural gas delivered.

November 6, 2012
BusinessFuel

FedEx Freight Testing LNG Tractors

FedEx Freight said it has begun testing two tractors powered by liquefied natural gas.

November 5, 2012
BusinessFuel

Manufacturers See Promise in Natural Gas, Tell Fleets to Study CNG, LNG Differences

CINCINNATI — A Volvo Trucks executive described natural gas as a significant “windfall” for the United States, and a manufacturer of natural gas fuel systems said truck buyers must parse a host of fine details before purchasing a vehicle.

November 5, 2012