Diesel will average $2.96 a gallon this year and $3.14 in 2011, the Department of Energy said, about in line with a previous forecast.
March 9, 2010Business, Fuel
Renewable Energy Acquires Two Biodiesel Plants
Renewable Energy Group has acquired two biodiesel plants, making it North America's largest biodiesel manufacturer, the company said.
March 15, 2010Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
DOT to Drop Diesel, Paint from Hazmat Transport List
The Transportation Department announced last week it will drop some materials, including paint and diesel fuel, from the list of substances the agency considers dangerous enough to require hazmat motor carriers to file detailed security plans.
March 15, 2010Business, Fuel, Government
Diesel Fuel Up for Third Week To Highest Level Since Nov. ’08
The average price for retail diesel rose for a third straight week, this time by 4.3 cents to $2.904 a gallon, to the highest level since November 2008, the Department of Energy reported.
March 15, 2010Business, Fuel
DOE Sees Diesel Climbing Toward $3 a Gallon
Business, Fuel
Diesel Climbs for Third Week, Rising 4.3¢ to $2.904
Diesel’s national average pump price rose for the third straight week, increasing 4.3 cents to $2.904 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.
March 9, 2010Business, Fuel
Gasoline Gains 9.6¢ to $2.73 a Gallon, Lundberg Says
Gasoline’s national average price rose 9.6 cents in the past two weeks to $2.73 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.
March 8, 2010Letters to the Editor, Business, Safety, Government, Fuel
Letters: Port Battles, Telemarketers, Carbon Footprint, Sleep Apnea, Buy American
Who is paying the legal costs for the Port of Los Angeles to pursue the “employee only” model? How much taxpayer money is being wasted on a lost cause that has been reviewed and re-reviewed in the courts?
March 8, 2010Business, Fuel
Diesel, Gasoline Rise Again
The average retail price of U.S. diesel rose 2.9 cents last week, the second consecutive increase, pushing the cost of trucking’s main fuel to $2.861 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.
March 8, 2010Government, Business, Fuel, Equipment, Autonomous
Diesel Emissions-Reduction Funds Available in SoCal
California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District is offering incentive funding of up to $50,000 for the purchase of a diesel truck or up to $100,000 for the purchase of a natural gas truck, in return for scrapping an older Class 8 diesel truck, the agency said.
March 2, 2010Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Senate Expected to Pass Biodiesel Tax Credit Bill
Senate Democrats expect to pass an unemployment benefits bill soon that includes a provision retroactively reinstating a biodiesel tax credit through the end of the year, according to a spokeswoman for Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
March 2, 2010