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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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Oil Traders Expect OPEC+ to Stick With Supply Plan Next Week

Oil traders expect OPEC+ to stick with its current supply policy at a review meeting next week, resisting pressure from President Donald Trump to open the taps and bring down crude prices.

January 27, 2025
BusinessFuel

Diversified Energy to Buy Maverick Natural Resources

Diversified Energy agreed to acquire Texas-based energy producer Maverick Natural Resources to expand its scale as U.S. President Donald Trump makes higher oil production a key priority.

January 27, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Trump鈥檚 Return to OPEC Politics Complicates Oil Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump has raised the stakes for a meeting of an OPEC+ ministerial panel next month, with his call for the group to lower oil prices.

January 24, 2025
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Electric Truck Maker Nikola Explores Sale as Cash Dwindles

Nikola Corp. is exploring options to stave off a cash crunch, including potentially selling part or all of the company, according to people familiar with the matter.

January 23, 2025
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New Indiana Gov. Braun Forms Transportation Cabinet

鈥淲e can be the risk-takers and trailblazers that Hoosiers deserve in leadership, or maintain the status quo,鈥 the new governor said in his Jan. 13 inauguration speech.

January 23, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Trump Urges Lower Oil Prices, Interest Rate Cuts at Davos

President Donald Trump said he would ask Saudi Arabia and other OPEC nations to 鈥渂ring down the cost of oil鈥 and reiterated his threat to use tariffs to bring manufacturing back to the U.S.聽

January 23, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Trump鈥檚 Agriculture Pick Says She'll Honor All Fuel Sources

President Donald Trump鈥檚 nominee to oversee American farming was once head of a group that was among the loudest opponents of a favorite U.S. agriculture product: biofuels.

January 23, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

State Trucking Groups Tout CARB Retreat, Continue Fight

While California abandoned its pursuit of regulatory approval for the Advanced Clean Fleets rule, its Advanced Clean Trucks regulation is still being enforced in 10 states.

January 22, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Trump Targets Alaska鈥檚 Oil and Other Resources

JUNEAU, Alaska 鈥 President Donald Trump鈥檚 expansive executive order aimed at boosting oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in Alaska is being cheered by state political leaders.

January 22, 2025
GovernmentFuel

Diesel Price Jumps 11.3垄 to $3.715 a Gallon

The national average price for a gallon of diesel surged 11.3 cents to $3.715, the biggest single gain in nearly 1陆 years, according to Energy Information Administration data released Jan. 20.

January 21, 2025