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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

Fuel Price Averages Decline

In a slow retreat from the two-year high it reached in November, the U.S. retail diesel price average slipped again last week, falling 0.9 cent to $3.162 a gallon, the U.S. Department of Energy reported after its weekly survey of filling stations.

December 6, 2010
Business, Fuel, Government

Diesel Declines 0.9¢ to $3.162 a Gallon

Diesel fell for the second consecutive week, dipping 0.9 cents to $3.162 a gallon as oil prices rose, the Department of Energy reported.

November 30, 2010
Government, Fuel

New Bill Would Continue Grants for Diesel Emission Reduction

Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and George Voinovich (R-Ohio) introduced a bill that would reauthorize a voluntary national and state-level grant and loan program to reduce diesel emissions.

November 29, 2010
Business, Fuel

Oil Rises to Two-Week High Over $85

Oil rose over $85 a barrel Monday, its highest level in two weeks, Bloomberg reported.

November 29, 2010
Business, Fuel

Diesel Average Declines 1.3¢ from Two-Year High to $3.171

The average price of diesel fuel dipped 1.3 cents last week to $3.171 a gallon, below the two-year high of the previous week, despite stronger U.S. and global demand, the Department of Energy said Nov. 22.

November 29, 2010
Business, Fuel

Diesel Falls From 2-Year High, Dropping 1.3¢ to $3.171 a Gallon

Diesel fell from a two-year high Monday, dipping 1.3 cents to $3.171 a gallon in the wake of lower oil prices, the Department of Energy said Monday.

November 23, 2010
Business, Fuel

Gasoline Gains a Nickel to $2.87 a Gallon

Gasoline’s national average price rose by almost a nickel in the past two weeks to $2.87 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations.

November 22, 2010
Business, Fuel

Pair in $75 Million Oil Scam to Be Sentenced in Dec.

A federal judge is scheduled next month to sentence two participants in a conspiracy by two New York City-area tank-truck firms accused of jointly skimming an estimated $75 million in heating oil from customers over a 17-year period.

November 22, 2010
Business, Fuel

Diesel Hits Two-Year High

The average cost of a gallon of diesel in the United States jumped to a two-year high last week after prices climbed 6.8 cents to $3.184 in the Department of Energy’s survey of retail filling stations.

November 22, 2010
Fuel

SoCal Ports to Help Test Alternative-Energy Vehicles

A hydrogen fuel cell/plug-in electric truck and a terminal tractor powered by the same method will be built and tested at the Port of Long Beach, Calif., under an agreement with Vision Motor Corp., El Segundo, Calif.

November 19, 2010