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ARLINGTON, Va. — The low price of natural gas is a main reason why it is so appealing to trucking, but concerns ranging from infrastructure to maintenance are forcing the industry to go slow, executives said.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Fleet managers intent on choosing natural gas as a truck fuel will have to go through a complicated and expensive process to convert, including the development of training and maintenance procedures, said participants in the American Trucking Associations’ Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking.

ARLINGTON, Va. — The use of natural gas in Class 8 freight-hauling trucks should begin in earnest next year with the introduction of an engine suitable for heavy-duty loads, according to a panel of original equipment manufacturers.

When trouble strikes and a truck is disabled, establishing clear lines of communication between the driver, the driver’s dispatcher and the technician handling the problem are paramount to ensuring that the vehicle gets back on the road quickly and at minimal cost, according to the managers of several roadside-repair networks.

Southern California port truckers returned to work last week, and began moving tens of thousands of containers trapped by the eight-day walkout by the union that represents the port’s clerks,

The nation’s pending “fiscal cliff” and uncertainty about future federal tax rates are turning up the pressure to complete trucking industry acquisitions and sales before the end of the year, according to industry experts.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Natural gas has tremendous potential as a trucking industry fuel, but its era for over-the-road freight hauling is just beginning, according to industry experts who addressed the Natural Gas in Trucking Summit here Nov. 29 and 30.

Exporting natural gas would benefit the U.S. economy, according to a study conducted for the Department of Energy.

Arnold Transportation Services said that truckload and logistics firm LinkAmerica Corp. will merge with Arnold at the beginning of the year.

Patriot Transportation Holding said its fourth-quarter profit fell from a year ago but its transportation revenue rose slightly.