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, 2012Special Coverage, Business, Fuel
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, 2012Special Coverage, Business, Fuel
Energy Executive T. Boone Pickens Touts Promise of Natural Gas
Special Coverage, Business, Fuel
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 if — issues 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 Coverage, Business, Fuel
Favorable Economics Seen Boosting Natural Gas as Trucking Fuel
ARLINGTON, Va. — The trucking industry’s 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’s potential for transportation, hosted by American Trucking Associations.
November 29, 2012Special Coverage, Business, Fuel
Producers Cite Positive Shift in Outlook for NatGas
ARLINGTON, Va. — The use of natural gas as a transportation fuel is increasing in an “era of unconventional†fuel sources, executives of several energy producers said at ATA’s Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking on Thursday.
November 29, 2012Business, Fuel
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 Coverage, Business, Fuel
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, 2012Business, Fuel
Diesel Rises 5.8¢ to $4.034 a Gallon; Gasoline Gains for First Time in Seven Weeks
Diesel rose 5.8 cents to $4.034 a gallon — its first gain in six weeks — while gasoline rose for the first time in seven weeks, the Department of Energy reported.
November 27, 2012Business, Fuel
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 Coverage, Business, Fuel
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