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Transport Topics fuel coverage looks closely at what powers trucks. From the latest on battery, diesel and alternative fuel technology to the costs and prices associated with each, this news category covers today鈥檚 fuel ecosystem extensively. Topics include green house gas regulation, fuel prices, equipment costs, fuel infrastructure, surcharge and more.

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Daimler Truck AG, Volvo Group Plan Joint Venture on Hydrogen Fuel Systems

Global truck manufacturers Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group have reached a preliminary agreement on a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize fuel cell systems in heavy-duty vehicles by the second half of the decade.

April 21, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuelBreaking News

Oil Price Turns Negative in Historic First; Diesel鈥檚 Decline Continues

The price of oil dropped to its lowest level in history April 20, sinking into negative pricing as oil supplies are beginning to overwhelm the globe鈥檚 storage capacity.

April 20, 2020
BusinessFuel

Oil Plunges Below Zero for First Time in Unprecedented Fall

Of all the wild, unprecedented swings in financial markets since the coronavirus pandemic broke out, none has been more jaw-dropping than Monday鈥檚 collapse in a key segment of U.S. oil trading.

April 20, 2020
BusinessFuelTop 100

Stocks Sink Under Weight of Another Collapse in Oil Prices

Stocks have fallen in early trading on Wall Street April 20, as energy stocks get hammered by the latest collapse in the price of oil.

April 20, 2020
BusinessSafetyFuel

TravelCenters of America Announces 3,000 Furloughs

TravelCenters of America Inc. announced it will furlough 2,900 field employees and 122 corporate employees in an effort to maintain its long-term success.

April 17, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Montana Judge Blocks Keystone XL Permit for River Crossings

TC Energy Corp.鈥檚 Keystone XL oil-sands pipeline was dealt a setback with a judge鈥檚 ruling that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers improperly approved a streamlined permit process without fully evaluating the impact on endangered species.

April 16, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Fuel Cell Experts Argue for Cleaner Commercial Trucks

The trucking industry needs to continue adopting electric technologies such as fuel cells in order to combat pollution, experts said April 14.

April 16, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Governors Ask Trump to Waive Biofuel Quotas Amid Pandemic

Five American governors are asking the Trump administration to waive U.S. biofuel-blending requirements, arguing the cost of complying with the mandates on top of coronavirus-spurred lockdowns pose a 鈥渟evere economic harm鈥 to the country.

April 16, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Oil Drops to 18-Year Low on Record Demand Collapse

Oil plunged to the lowest in two decades amid a record collapse in U.S. fuel demand and the biggest-ever weekly build in domestic crude supplies.

April 15, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Saudi Oil Keeps Flooding Market With Output Pact Yet to Begin

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf suppliers may have agreed to cut oil production again starting next month, but by all indications the taps are set to remain wide open until then 鈥 swelling stockpiles for at least a few more weeks.

April 15, 2020