Diesel declined for the third consecutive week, slipping 1.4 cents to $3.934 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported May 19.
May 20, 2014FuelBusiness
ATA Willing to Back New Options to Solve Highway Funding Crisis
American Trucking Associations said it would support such measures as a tax on crude oil, a national highway fee on cars and trucks and repatriation of corporate profits held overseas to pay for highways, given the transportation funding crisis and Congress refusal to raise fuel taxes.
May 26, 2014BusinessFuel
US Diesel Average Dips 1.4瞽 to $3.934
Diesels national average price declined for a third consecutive week, dipping 1.4 cents to $3.934 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported May 19.
May 26, 2014BusinessFuel
Gasoline Prices Dip 3.5瞽 to $3.69, Lundberg Reports
The average U.S. price for regular gasoline fell 3.5 cents in the past two weeks to $3.69 a gallon, the first decline in three months, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations.
May 19, 2014FuelBusiness
Senator Urges Fuel-Tax Hike to Pay for Transport Spending
WASHINGTON Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) said Congress should approve modest increases to the federal fuel taxes as a way to finance the six-year transportation reauthorization bill and raise revenue for the Highway Trust Fund, which is quickly running out of money.
May 19, 2014BusinessFuel
Biodiesel Board Hits Weak Renewable Fuel Proposal
A survey by the National Biodiesel Board found that nearly 80% of biodiesel producers have scaled back production this year, and more than half have idled production, due in part to what it called a weak renewable fuel standard proposal in Washington.
May 15, 2014BusinessFuel
Diesel, Gasoline Each Dip 1.6瞽 in Second Straight Declines
Diesel and gasoline each slipped 1.6 cents, their second straight drops, with diesel declining to $3.948 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported May 12.
May 13, 2014BusinessFuel
Penske Offering CNG-Powered Freightliners for Rental
Penske Truck Rental said it has 85 compressed-natural gas Freightliner Cascadia semi-tractors available for commercial rental use in select markets.
May 12, 2014BusinessFuel
3M, Rush Set CNG Tank Partnership
3M and truck dealership Rush Enterprises announced an agreement to pursue the design, manufacture and installation of compressed-natural gas tanks for use in Classes 6-8 trucks in North America.
May 12, 2014BusinessFuel
Clean Energy Reports 1Q Loss; Deliveries Rise
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. reported a first-quarter loss, but its revenue and natural-gas deliveries increased.
May 9, 2014