America’s plan to develop and adopt alternatives to gasoline and diesel is moving forward, and business is on board.
 
Recently, the commercial transportation provider, Ryder System Inc., signed its first natural gas lease deal in Louisiana with the beverage wholesaler, Eagle Distributing. Ryder will lease the company 23 compressed natural gas (CNG) delivery tractors, which will form the bulk of Eagle’s Northwestern Louisiana delivery fleet.
 
“These advanced-technology compressed natural gas vehicles work as well as their diesel counterparts and produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions,” says Eagle President Brad Nichols. “With the availability of natural ...