Longview Firm Plans Natural Gas Fueling Sites

LONGVIEW — A group of Longview-area entrepreneurs is working to make natural gas fueling, a lower-cost and cleaner alternative to gasoline and diesel, a reality for local motorists. That’s according to KETK and the Longview News-Journal. Independence Fuel Systems, an upstart Longview-based company, is ready to ante up a sizable investment to have its first compressed natural gas fueling station in operation by the fall.

Within a matter of months, the company plans to have three strategically located fueling stations in Gregg County, said Charles Neuberger, the company’s president. The company has executed agreements for setting up compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations at the Texas Best Travel Plaza on Eastman Road near the Interstate 20 exit; the Bar-K-Ranch Store on U.S. Highway 259 North; and the Gateway Travel Plaza at Interstate Highway 20 and Texas 42. “Our initial target market is going to be fleet business,” said Neuberger. “We feel that as more fueling stations are built, we’ll see more buy-in by consumers.”