There have been many proposals to aid in the fuel crisis that we
are in currently. The most applicable for the transportation
industry has been whether or not to change over to natural gas,
to fuel over the road tractor trailers. This concept is good
from the outside looking in, we in the United States have an
abundant source of natural gas, with this proposal the United
States would be able to put a dent in the dependence on foreign
fuel. So why has this not been implemented? Perhaps it is
politics, perhaps greed, or as with everything, underneath the
surface of the this question may lie problematic and costly
issues. Incentives in the form of tax breaks for those companies
that run their fleet on natural gas was defeated on the Senate
floor on Tuesday the 13th. You can read the article by clicking
this link (Reuters). To look at the issue closer as to why a
bill that surly would help the trucking industry cut costs, did
not pass, would be prudent for all that are involved. Here are
some pro and cons to movi