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Industry News between Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. These locations will be operational by the fourth quarter of this year. This is the first phase of construction in Love's plan to offer more CNG locations for professional drivers at its travel stops across the country. "The major interstate corridors between Dallas, Houston and San Antonio are ideal locations to place fast-fill CNG for adopters of this natural-gas alternative," said Jon Archard, director of fleet sales at Love's. "A typical Class 8 truck can cover up to 450 miles after filling up with CNG, so Love's locations near these three metro areas make sense. A gallon equivalent of CNG is significantly less than a gallon of diesel or LNG, so the drivers and fleets running on CNG see dramatic cost benefits." CHANGING LANES Love's will add fast-fill CNG to the following locations in Texas: - F t . Wo r t h - I - 3 5 W, E x i t 4 0 Dallas - I-35/I-20, Exit 466 Rockwall - I-30, Exit 283 Willis – I-45, Exit 95 Houston – 610 Loop, Exit 24A Katy – I-10, Exit 737 San Antonio – I-35, Exit 144 Seguin – I-10, Exit 604 Love's began offering CNG for light-duty and consumer vehicles at locations in Oklahoma in 2010. In 2012, the company opened its first fast-fill CNG dispensers for heavyduty trucks at the Love's Travel Stop 26 industry news 0513 cl.indd 3 off Interstate 40 in Oklahoma City. "At our existing location in Oklahoma City, drivers are experiencing fill times comparable to fueling with diesel," said Archard. "Speed is a top priority for Love's because our fast-fill CNG dispensers are located on our diesel islands. We are focused on our customers and know professional drivers need to fuel quickly and get back on the road." The company has received strong interest from trucking fleets looking to take advantage of the fast-fill benefits and overall cost savings of converting to a CNG engine. Love's is committed to making CNG more widely available at its travel stops across the country as demand continues to grow. To learn more, go to www.loves.com, Facebook (www. facebook.com/lovestravelstops), or follow @LovesTravelStop on Twitter. Alcoa Names USA Truck Tier 1 Carrier of the Year USA Truck, Inc. (NASDAQ: USAK) announced that Alcoa has named USA Truck its Tier 1 Carrier of the Year for providing outstanding dry van service in North America. It is the first time the Van Buren, AR-based company has received the award from Alcoa. "We provided a hybrid solution for Alcoa through our Strategic Capacity Solutions division, supplying may 2013 // WWW.CHANGINGLANESDIGITAL.COM 4/5/13 9:33 AM