Trucker Tries Pollution Audit Obama May Demand of U.S. Suppliers
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AmeriCom Automation Services Inc. uses a fleet of 20 trucks and vans to haul fiber-optic telecommunications cable to far-flung federal government outposts, such as border stations in Texas and New Mexico.
Operating in remote locations means the company has to use gasoline-guzzling vehicles rather than the alternative-fuel ones some of its competitors in more populated territories use, said Heather Vernon, safety officer for the veteran-owned company in Las Cruces, New Mexico.