diesel News Updates

Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

CARB Diesel Regs Available for Public Comment

The California Air Resources Board has made available for public comment the latest draft version of two regulations that are aimed at cleaning up emissions from the estimated 1 million heavy-duty diesel trucks that operate in California.

October 27, 2008
Government, Business, Logistics, Fuel

Diesel Falls 17.7¢ to $3.482; Gas Drops 23.7¢ to Below $3

Diesel’s national average pump price fell for the 13th time in the last 14 weeks, declining 17.7 cents to $3.482 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

October 21, 2008
Business, Fuel

ASTM International OKs Biodiesel Standards

Engineering standards group ASTM International published four new final standards for biodiesel on Oct. 13.

October 20, 2008
Fuel, Government

Diesel Falls 21.6¢ to $3.659

The economic chaos gripping the world’s largest economies continued to feed one positive storyline last week, as the drop in U.S. fuel prices picked up speed.

October 20, 2008
Government, Business, Fuel

Diesel Continues to Fall, Dropping 21.6¢ to $3.659

Diesel fuel fell by the most since its record plunge after the 2005 hurricanes, dropping 21.6 cents to $3.659 a gallon, while gasoline fell 33.3 cents to $3.151 a gallon in its biggest one-week decline on record, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.

October 15, 2008
Business, Fuel

Diesel Drops 8.4¢ to $3.875; Gas Plunges 14.8¢ to $3.484

After a one-week pause in its downward trend last week, diesel resumed its decline, falling 8.4 cents to $3.875 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

October 7, 2008
Fuel, Business, Government

Diesel Price Decline Pauses

The average price of retail diesel fuel rose 0.1 cent last week to $3.959, following 10 straight weeks of declines, according to the De-partment of Energy.

October 6, 2008
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Gains 0.1¢ to $3.959; Oil Falls Below $100 a Barrel

Diesel fuel’s national average price rose 0.1 cent to $3.959 a gallon, its first increase in 11 weeks, the Department of Energy said Monday.

September 30, 2008
Business, Fuel

EPA Awards $3.4 Million in Clean Diesel Grants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday announced the first $3.4 million for clean diesel projects under the agency’s diesel emissions reduction program.

September 29, 2008
Fuel, Business

Diesel Volumes at Truck Stops Declined in August, NATSO Says

Diesel volumes at truck stops continue this year to decline over volumes a year ago, according to a fuel survey conducted by a truck stop trade group.

September 29, 2008