Richmond Times-Dispatch: Alliance Partners with Baker Equipment to provide propane conversion systems August 10, 2009 "While gas prices have dropped back from those highs, many companies, wary of prices heading north again, are still looking for vehicles using alternative fuels. "I would say a lot of fleet managers learned their lessons last year," said Joseph G. "Skip" Baker Jr., president of Baker Equipment in Richmond. Baker, a distributor of truck equipment, works with fleet owners to convert traditionally gas-powered vehicles to compressed natural gas. It started offering the service last year. It now has branched out by offering to convert fleet vehicles, such as vans or taxis, to propane power. The company has a signed a deal to join Alliance AutoGas, a network of clean propane fueling sites and vehicle conversion centers."