The CAAP seeks to reduce diesel fuel pollutants from port sources by nearly 50 percent in five years and anticipates the replacement of more than 16,000 old diesel trucks with new LNG trucks as well as new or converted diesel trucks that meet standards for reduced particulate emissions.That is, 16,000 small business owners will be put out of business, or have to mortgage their house to buy a new $100,000-plus truck that will get worse fuel mileage than the truck it replaces.
Not mentioned is that natural gas is now cheaper than diesel and gasoline so it makes sense for new vehicle purchases, assuming the price of oil stays high. This also frees up some oil demand which should make gasoline and diesel cheaper than they would otherwise be.
Converting conventional engines to burn natural gas is the next dot com mini-boom.