Why Switching to CNG Powered Vehicles is a Beneficial Move for your Business

As the price of oil continues to increase, more and more people and companies are considering switching over to compressed natural gas fueled engines. These have fewer emissions and also cost less than gasoline as a transportation fuel.

Businesses have begun to use compressed natural gas for a wide range of commercial applications. Many cities on the West Coast of the United States, such as Santa Ana, California and Seattle, Washington have had an increase in the amount of waste management vehicles that use compressed natural gas. Even though it costs a lot of money to initially switch over to a fleet of CNG waste management vehicles, it is worthwhile because there are fewer NOx emissions and carbon dioxide emissions; furthermore, so long as the price of natural gas remains low, it costs much less than using gasoline or diesel as fuel.

So far, a large amount of industrial investment in CNG has been in the waste management segment of industry. EarthTech Contracting has switched their recycling vehicle fleet to CNG. Their success was recognized by citizens of New Jersey and other companies have been hiring EarthTech to help with CNG green initiatives.

There are other natural gas engines being used in commercial applications. Some forklifts have been converted to use compressed natural gas engines. Switching over many long-distance tractor-trailer trucks to using compressed natural gas as a fuel is being considered, although the magnitude of that task is large. It remains a considerable challenge for the concerted bulk of a variety of businesses, industries and truck manufacturing plants to overcome.

Other businesses have grown up around the need to fuel CNG vehicles. For instance, gas stations that now use compressed natural gas have appeared where it is profitable. Storage tanks must be forged and created. This provides an indirect form of industrial stimulation.

Overall, the shift to more ecologically friendly ways of doing business continues. Compressed natural gas plays a small and vital role in this transition. While it is currently being used mainly in waste management vehicles, it is possible for, in the years to come, compressed natural gas to expand far beyond this limited role.

Robert Breunig, a CNG Consultant and owner of EarthTech Contracting, a LEEDS certified Waste Management & Recycling Company in New Jersey understands the importance of maintaining a green environment.  By investing in CNG, EarthTech is reducing its’ carbon footprint, supporting local businesses, and making a positive change for generations to come.