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Study Finds Continued Savings for 17 Fleets Through Use of Fuel-Efficient Technologies

Seventeen trucking fleets realized a 3% increase in fuel savings in 2015, equally about a half-billion dollars, compared with the national average by adopting fuel-efficient technologies, according to a new report from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.

August 29, 2016

Trains, Trucks and Two Tankers Involved in Perhaps Most Logistically Complex US Oil Trade Yet

Mercuria Energy Group has engineered perhaps the most logistically complex trade yet to export U.S. oil since a four-decade ban on sales was lifted.

, , , August 25, 2016

Oil Extends Decline After Unexpected US Crude Stockpile Gain

Oil extended its decline after a government report showed that U.S. crude stockpiles unexpectedly rose last week.

August 24, 2016

Senate Transportation Leaders Clash Over Highway Administration Greenhouse-Gas Proposal

The leaders of the transportation committee in the Senate are at odds over a Federal Highway Administration proposal that would measure the value of state and municipal transportation projects by their greenhouse-gas emissions.

August 23, 2016

In New York, Natural Gas Growing Slowly as Alternative Fuel for Trucks

Running a truck with natural gas instead of diesel cuts down on cost, noise and exhaust emissions. But those benefits come with a big caveat: There are only a few dozen places in New York state that the public can fuel up with natural gas.

August 22, 2016

Connecticut Diesel Taxes Drop 8.6¢ Per-Gallon

Thanks to a statutory formula based on wholesale fuel prices in the state each July, diesel taxes have taken a tumble in Connecticut.

August 22, 2016

National Diesel Average Jumps 6¢ to $2.37

The U.S. diesel average price rose 6 cents to $2.37 per gallon last week, according to the Department of Energy, even as the price of crude oil fell back amid talk of increased production.

August 22, 2016

New GHG Rule Finalized

The Obama administration unveiled its long-anticipated Phase 2 rule on greenhouse-gas emissions from heavy- and medium-duty trucks, pushing the industry to make tractors and trailers that are more aerodynamic and fuel-efficient, yet still safe and durable.

August 22, 2016

Trailer OEMs Are First Group to Face New GHG Mandate

Trailer manufacturers are the first companies serving the trucking industry that will have to meet provisions of the new federal greenhouse-gas rule.

August 22, 2016