{"id":4738,"date":"2012-07-13T00:23:53","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T00:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/?p=4738"},"modified":"2012-07-18T13:56:29","modified_gmt":"2012-07-18T13:56:29","slug":"fleet-conference-to-discuss-viability-of-alt-fuels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/fleet-conference-to-discuss-viability-of-alt-fuels\/","title":{"rendered":"Fleet conference to discuss viability of alt fuels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The volatility of <a href=\"http:\/\/truckerhunt.com\/\">diesel<\/a>, desire to lessen our dependence on foreign oil and pressure to improve the environmental footprint have made natural gas an increasingly desirable alternative to diesel fuel for the trucking industry. Intense interest in this topic will make the kick off panel discussion at this year\u2019s Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference \u2013 CNG\/LNG: Fueling the Future.<\/p>\n<p>The panel will delve into the equipment issues, infrastructure needs and real-world <a href=\"http:\/\/cdlapps.com\/\">fleet <\/a>experiences surrounding natural gas technology and will feature:<\/p>\n<p>    Dr. Gene Goodson, alternative energy expert and former CEO of Oshkosh Truck, opening speaker and moderator<br \/>\n    Dr. Kennon Guglielmo, chief technical officer, EControls<br \/>\n    Robert Carrick,vocational sales manager-natural gas, Freightliner Trucks<br \/>\n    Dan England, chairman, C.R. England, American Trucking Associations<\/p>\n<p>The panel is scheduled for 1 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. Other conference highlights include:<\/p>\n<p>Frank Luntz, the \u201chottest pollster\u201d in America, according to the Boston Globe, and one of the four \u201ctop research minds,\u201d according to BusinessWeek, will deliver Wednesday\u2019s keynote address at 3:45 p.m. Luntz will give attendees his unique insights into the potential outcome of the November elections.<\/p>\n<p>Trucking\u2019s Economic Outlook, featuring Jim Meil, vice president and chief economist for Eaton Corp and Avery Vise, executive director of Research &#038; Analysis at Randall-Reilly.<\/p>\n<p>Presented by the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association and Randall-Reilly Business Media and Information, which produces <a href=\"http:\/\/dacoff.com\/\">Overdrive<\/a>,Commercial Carrier Journal and Successful Dealer, the conference will be held Aug. 22-23, the day prior to and the opening day of the Great American <a href=\"http:\/\/rightnowloads.com\/\">Trucking <\/a>Show. Registration begins at 11 a.m., Wednesday, followed by a networking lunch. A networking reception will be held immediately following the program on Wednesday. The conference ends at noon on Thursday when The Great American Trucking Show opens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rightnowloads.com\/\">http:\/\/rightnowloads.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The volatility of diesel, desire to lessen our dependence on foreign oil and pressure to improve the environmental footprint have made natural gas an increasingly desirable alternative to diesel fuel for the trucking industry. Intense interest in this topic will make the kick off panel discussion at this year\u2019s Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference \u2013 CNG\/LNG: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4739,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4738"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4738"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4748,"href":"https:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4738\/revisions\/4748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}