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Transport Topics fuel coverage looks closely at what powers trucks. From the latest on battery, diesel and alternative fuel technology to the costs and prices associated with each, this news category covers today’s fuel ecosystem extensively. Topics include green house gas regulation, fuel prices, equipment costs, fuel infrastructure, surcharge and more.

Business, Fuel

Diesel Starts Year With 3.7¢ Increase to $3.331 a Gallon

Diesel started the new year with a 3.7-cent increase to $3.331 a gallon, while gasoline gained 1.8 cents to $3.07, the Department of Energy reported.

January 4, 2011
Business, Fuel

Diesel Tops $3 a Gallon as Year Comes to a Close

For 2010, diesel prices averaged just below $3 a gallon,  and the trend at the end of the year was well above that watershed level.

December 29, 2010
Business, Fuel

Diesel Finishes 2010 at Two-Year High $3.294

Diesel’s national average pump price finished 2010 at a more than two-year high, gaining 4.6 cents Monday to $3.294 a gallon, while gasoline topped the $3 level for the first time since October 2008, the Department of Energy reported.

December 28, 2010
Business, Government, Fuel

House Passes Diesel Emissions Reduction Act

The House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would extend a program of grants and loans to reduce diesel emissions.

December 22, 2010
Business, Fuel

Diesel Rises Again, Gaining 1.7¢ to Two-Year High $3.248 a Gallon

Diesel rose 1.7 cents to a national average of $3.248 a gallon at the pump — the fourth time it has hit a two-year high in the past six weeks, the Department of Energy said.

December 21, 2010
Business, Fuel

Obama Signs Biodiesel Tax Credit Measure Into Law

President Obama has signed into law a measure that reinstates a biodiesel tax credit of $1 per gallon.

December 20, 2010
Business, Fuel

Surveys See Lagging Freight Demand, Capacity Constraints Persisting in 2011

Recent surveys of carriers and shippers are signaling that slower freight demand growth and continued capacity constraints will be common phrases within the trucking industry during 2011.

December 20, 2010
Business, Fuel

Rising Crude Price Pushes Diesel, Gas to Highest Levels in 2 Years

U.S. retail motor fuel prices continued to climb last week as both diesel and gasoline reached two-year highs, the Department of Energy said.

December 20, 2010
Business, Fuel

Diesel Rises 3.4¢ to $3.231 in Latest Two-Year High

Diesel rose to its latest two-year high — the third time it has done so in the past month — rising 3.4 cents to $3.231 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.

December 14, 2010
Business, Fuel

Diesel Premium to Remain in 2011, Analysts Predict

U.S. retail diesel has sold at a premium over gasoline throughout 2010, and petroleum market watchers said global competition for the trucking industry’s main fuel likely means that will not change any time soon.

December 13, 2010