Economics
Trucks Run on Natural Gas in Pickens Clean Energy Drive: Freight
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A Made-in-America fuel source may soon be moving tractor-trailers across the U.S.
Carriers like Ryder System Inc. are buying long-haul trucks that run on natural gas, around $1.50 a gallon cheaper than diesel. As adoption grows, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and Westport Innovations Inc. plan to profit from a marriage of technology and domestic energy that has the political blessing of President Barack Obama and the financial backing of T. Boone Pickens.