Diesel declined for a third straight week, declining 4.7 cents to $3.786 a gallon, its biggest drop since mid-August, while gasoline plunged almost a dime, the Department of Energy reported.
September 27, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Falls 4.7¢ to $3.786 in Third Straight Decline
Business, Fuel
Gasoline Falls 12¢ in Two Weeks to $3.54, Lundberg Survey Says
Gasoline’s national average price fell 12 cents in the past two weeks to an average $3.54 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
September 26, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Average Drops 2.9¢ to $3.833 In Second Straight Weekly Decline
The average pump price for U.S. retail diesel declined for a second straight week, sliding 2.9 cents to $3.833 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
September 26, 2011Business, Fuel
Pickens Says Natural Gas Trucks Will Soon Cost the Same as Diesel
GRAPEVINE, Texas — The cost differential between natural gas powered trucks and their diesel versions is fast dissolving and will soon disappear, according to investor T. Boone Pickens.
September 22, 2011Business, Fuel
Ryder Offers Leasing Program for Green Trucks
Ryder System has launched a new lease program that offers private companies the option to incorporate alternative fuel vehicles into their fleets.
September 22, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Falls for Second Week, Declining 2.9¢ to $3.833; Gas Drops 6¢ to $3.601
Diesel’s national average pump price fell for a second straight week, declining 2.9 cents to $3.833 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
September 20, 2011Business, Fuel
Shell Sets Campaign to Boost Natural Gas; Plans LNG Plant, Distribution in Canada
Global petroleum provider Shell Oil Co. unveiled a major push to promote natural gas in North American freight transportation, saying that it aims to produce liquefied natural gas suitable for commercial vehicles in a plant near Calgary, Alberta, by 2013.
September 19, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Dips 0.6¢ to $3.862, But Still Far Above Year Ago
The average price of U.S. retail diesel dipped 0.6 cent a gallon to $3.862 last week following two weeks of increases, the Department of Energy reported.
September 19, 2011Business, Fuel
Ryder, Staples Adding 10 CNG Tractors
Ryder System and Staples Inc. will add 10 heavy duty compressed natural gas tractors to Ryder’s fleet serving the office-products retailer.
September 14, 2011Government, Business, Fuel
EPA Asks Court to Dismiss Navistar’s SCR Lawsuit
The Environmental Protection Agency has filed a motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by Navistar Inc., rejecting the engine maker’s claims that the agency must test selective catalytic reduction technology engines with the SCR system turned off, running without diesel exhaust fluid, and running with water instead of diesel exhaust fluid.
September 13, 2011