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Aug 16, 2012 12:43 PM

ACT Research Co., LLC, has  published a natural gas (NG) research report on the viability of natural gas as  a long-term fuel for transportation of heavy freight in the U.S, with a focus  on Class 8 vehicles.

The 180-page report includes a  base case forecast as well as Excel spreadsheets to calculate the NG vehicle  payback and the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) price at the pump. The study  surveyed owner-operators, fleets, leasing firms, finance companies, component  suppliers, engine manufacturers and OEMs and also compiled an extensive library  of articles. Purchasers of the report also receive a presentation of 85  PowerPoint slides and have the option of an on-site review of the project.

“This project originated in  October 2011,” said Ken W. Vieth, Senior Partner and General Manager of ACT.  “It was evident to us that natural gas was going to be a hot topic and that  there was a need for an in-depth research study. Most of the OEMs at the  Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville earlier this year displayed trucks that  were fueled by natural gas,” he added.

The study examines the supply and  production of natural gas, the infrastructure for distributing the product to  the market, trucker willingness to use natural gas, and the OEMs' ability  to produce trucks fueled with NG. The study concludes with an estimate of the use  of NG in the United States long term.

For more information on ACT’s NG study, please go to http://www.actresearch.net