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Traffic Costs Truckers $27 Billion In Extra Fuel, Wages, Study Says

Trucking fleets wasted some $27 billion on fuel and wages as their vehicles sat in traffic jams around the country during 2011, according to a new report from Texas A&M University’s Transportation Institute.

February 11, 2013

Diesel Jumps 9.5¢ to $4.022

Retail fuel prices rose significantly last week, with the diesel average jumping 9.5 cents a gallon to $4.022 — the largest spike since August — and gasoline leaping 18.1 cents — the most in nearly two years, according to the Department of Energy.

February 11, 2013

DEF Pump Price Holds at $2.79 a Gallon

The retail price of diesel exhaust fluid at U.S. truck stops held at $2.79 a gallon in January from the previous month, Integer Research Ltd. reported.

February 7, 2013

Goal Set for Biodiesel to be 10% of On-Road Diesel Market by 2022

The National Biodiesel Board announced a goal for biodiesel to make up 10% of the on-road diesel market by 2022.

February 6, 2013

EPA Proposes Biofuel Mandate

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a cellulosic biofuel mandate that it said complies with a court ruling that overturned its previous methodology for the mandate.

February 4, 2013

Energy Secretary Chu Stepping Down

Energy Secretary Steven Chu is stepping down, following last week’s announcement that Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is leaving the Obama administration.

February 4, 2013

Florida Fleet Converting to Natural Gas

A Florida company said it is opening a compressed natural gas fueling station and will convert its distribution fleet to natural gas.

February 4, 2013

Diesel Rises 9.5¢ to More Than $4 a Gallon; Gasoline Jumps 18.1¢ to $3.538

Diesel rose 9.5 cents to $4.022 a gallon, the first time it has topped $4 in more than two months, while gasoline jumped 18.1 cents to $3.538, its biggest spike in almost two years, the Department of Energy said.

February 4, 2013

Oil Finishes Week Above $97 a Barrel

Oil prices finished above $97 a barrel on Friday, and finished the week higher for the eighth straight week, the longest string in more than eight years, Bloomberg News reported.

February 1, 2013

Truck Stops Expanding Purchase Options at Fuel Islands to Speed Driver Transactions

Spurred by the demands of newer diesel engines, changing emissions technology and escalating competition, truck-stop operators say they have begun placing more fuels and other products where drivers can find them fast and buy them with a single swipe of a credit card.

February 4, 2013