American Trucking Associations Signs On as Event Partner of NGVAmerica’s 2013 North American NGV Conference & Expo

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – This week, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) announced that it had agreed to be an Event Partner of NGVAmerica’s 2013 North American NGV Conference & Expo, which will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, November 18-21. Themed Natural Gas: Transportation Fuel for a Better Bottom Line, the event is the largest of its kind in the US focused solely on the NGV market -- comprising three days of plenary and breakout sessions, a 75,000 square foot exposition, a Ride-and-Drive event, pre-conference site tours, presentation of the annual NGV Achievement Awards, receptions and other networking functions, and a variety of related industry meetings.  As an Event Partner, ATA is providing input to NGVAmerica concerning program content, promoting the event to its membership and participating on the program, including a keynote address by ATA President and CEO Bill Graves during the opening plenary session Tuesday, November 19^th.

“We’re very pleased to have ATA on board as an Event Partner,” said NGVAmerica President Richard Kolodziej. “Powering America’s truck fleets with abundant domestically produced natural gas will improve truckers’ bottom line, lessen our dependence on foreign oil and energize America’s economy. A number of progressive truck fleets are already transitioning their fleets to run on natural gas,” he added. “We look forward to working with ATA to increase their members’ awareness of this option and to reduce regulatory barriers to wider adoption.”

“There has been a great deal of interest in how America’s trucking industry can best utilize natural gas,” Graves said. “By partnering with NGVAmerica, ATA hopes to foster continued dialogue on this exciting, and potentially revolutionary fuel can benefit fleets and the environment.”

About NGVAmerica

NGVAmerica is a national organization dedicated to the development of a growing, profitable, and sustainable market for vehicles powered by natural gas or biomethane. NGVAmerica represents more than 200 companies, environmental groups, and government organizations interested in the promotion and use of natural gas and biomethane as transportation fuels. Our member companies are those that produce, distribute, and market natural gas and biomethane across the country; manufacture and service natural gas vehicles, engines, and equipment; and operate fleets powered by clean-burning gaseous fuels. For more information about NGVAmerica, visit www.ngvamerica.org.

About American Trucking Associations

American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation’s freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or on Facebook. Good stuff. Trucks Bring It!