The California Trucking Association opposes regulations that would allow only newer, lower-emission trucks access to marine terminals, the Fresno Bee newspaper reported.
June 4, 2007Business, Fuel
Portland Sets Biodiesel Mandate, to Begin July 1
June 4, 2007
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
CTA Opposes SoCal Port Plan
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Climbs 1.4¢ to $2.817
Diesel fuel’s national average pump price rose for a second straight week, gaining 1.4 cents to $2.817 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
May 30, 2007Business, Fuel
Feds Push Coal-Liquid Technologies
Federal officials and the coal industry are making a push for big subsidies to develop technologies to turn coal into liquid fuel, the New York Times reported Tuesday.
May 29, 2007Business, Fuel, Logistics, Government
Diesel Rises 3¢ to $2.803 a Gallon
Diesel fuel's national average price rose 3 cents to $2.803 a gallon last week, while retail gasoline spiked 11.5 cents to an all-time record of $3.218.
May 28, 2007Business, Fuel, Government
Biofuels May Boost Gas Prices, N.Y. Times Says
Continued record high gasoline prices may become a trend, due in part to an expansion in biofuel development, according to some oil executives, the New York Times reported Thursday.
May 24, 2007Fuel, Business
Oil Climbs Despite Inventory Gains
Crude oil rose to near $66 a barrel Wednesday despite a Department of Energy report that showed fuel inventories rose last week, Bloomberg reported.
May 23, 2007Business, Fuel, Autonomous
CVG to Shutter Seattle Operations
Auto and truck parts supplier Commercial Vehicle Group said Wednesday it will close its Seattle manufacturing facility and transfer operations from there by the end of this year.
May 23, 2007Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Calif. Seeks Stricter Greenhouse-Gas Rules
California has asked U.S. regulators for permission to set its own environmental rules for reducing global warming emissions from passenger vehicles, Bloomberg reported.
May 23, 2007Business, Fuel, Government, Safety, Autonomous
FMCSA Moves to Protect Fleets From ID Theft
Brent Jones first got word March 27 that his trucking company’s name was being used as part of a freight load board fraud scheme.
May 22, 2007