Diesel fuel fell another 4.2 cents Monday, dropping to a four-year low national average price of $2.045, the Department of Energy said Monday.
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TCA Supports Fuel Tax Increase to Fund Highway Improvements
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Truckload Carriers Association has decided for the first time to support a fuel tax increase as a preferred method of highway funding.
March 16, 2009
TT's Seth Clevenger, Michael Freeze and Keiron Greenhalgh break down what ACT Expo revealed about trucking's road to sustainability.
Diesel Price May Fall Below Gasoline This Summer, DOE Says
The Energy Department lowered its projection for diesel prices from a previous forecast and said it is possible that trucking’s main fuel will fall below gasoline in price this summer.
March 11, 2009S.C. Port Begins Emission-Reduction Plan
A new program at the Port of Charleston should mean cleaner air and save trucking companies money on fuel, the Associated Press reported.
March 9, 2009Calif. Urges EPA to Reverse Emissions Ruling
The California Air Resources Board urged federal regulators to reverse a Bush administration decision that blocks the state’s efforts to set its own limits on greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles, the Associated Press reported.
March 9, 2009Raise Fuel Tax During Transition to VMT to Fund Transportation, Blumenauer Says
WASHINGTON — Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, said the country should move quickly to a vehicle-miles tax but meanwhile should raise fuel taxes significantly, al-though the higher taxes shouldn’t take effect for at least two years.
March 9, 2009Diesel Drops to 4-Year Low; Gas Resumes Rise
Diesel fuel fell to a four-year low, dropping 4.3 cents to a national average of $2.087 a gallon, the Energy Department said.
March 3, 2009Letters: APU Market Slump, Fuel Prices, Execs vs. Dealers, E-Logs, Outrageous Terms
Your story on the demise of RigMaster comes as no surprise in a sector of the truck market that has seen a drastic downturn of new business, mostly exacerbated by tightening of credit markets (2-9, p. 4).
March 3, 2009Trucks Gain Market Share From Intermodal
Motor carriers, locked in a fight for freight in an imploding market, are taking some business away from rail intermodal with help from lower fuel prices, an industry analyst said.
March 2, 2009Engine Makers Defend SCR Against ‘Unsubstantiated Claims’
Truck engine makers planning to use selective catalytic reduction in 2010 engines lashed out last week against what one executive called “unsubstantiated attacks leveled against SCR” by the one manufacturer that plans to use only exhaust gas recirculation to cut emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides.
March 2, 2009