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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’s fuel ecosystem extensively. Topics include green house gas regulation, fuel prices, equipment costs, fuel infrastructure, surcharge and more.

Business, Fuel

OPEC Focuses on Shrinking Stockpiles to Pave the Way for $60 Oil

OPEC’s first production cuts in eight years are intended to shrink the world’s bloated oil stockpiles back to a normal level, paving the way for prices to rise to more than $60 a barrel.

, December 1, 2016
Business, Fuel

OPEC Agrees on Oil Output Cuts to Curb Global Glut

OPEC clinched a deal to curtail oil supply, confounding skeptics as the need to clear a record global crude glut — and prove the group’s credibility — brought its first cuts in eight years.

, November 30, 2016
Business, Fuel

Toyota Offers Hints of Its Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck

Toyota is exploring a “semi-trailer truck application” of hydrogen fuel cell technology.

November 29, 2016
Fuel

Diesel Average Dips 0.1¢ to $2.420

The U.S. average retail price of diesel slid 0.1 cent to $2.420 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy, as crude prices reflected the uncertainty global production would be slowed.

November 28, 2016
Business, Fuel, Government, Equipment, Autonomous

Big Drop in Class 8 Registrations Signals End of Truck-Buying Spree

A sharp decline in registrations of new trucks is taking the air out of what has been a remarkably robust period of growth in the size of the nation’s Class 8 fleet.

November 28, 2016
Business, Fuel

Diesel Falls 2.2¢ to $2.421 as Crude Rises

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 2.2 cents a gallon to $2.421, the Department of Energy said Nov. 21, as crude oil prices crept higher.

November 28, 2016
Business, Fuel

Diesel Falls 2.2¢ to $2.421

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 2.2 cents to $2.421 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy, as crude oil prices crept higher.

November 21, 2016
Business, Fuel

Oil-Field Transportation Sector Requires Specialized Trucks, Versatile Drivers

Trucks used in oil and gas fields are a breed apart from highway trucks, and the drivers who operate them need additional skills beyond those required of over-the-road truckers, executives in this sector said.

November 21, 2016
Business, Fuel

Diesel Drops 2.7¢ to $2.443; Gasoline Falls 4.9¢ to $2.184

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 2.7 cents a gallon to $2.443, according to the Nov. 14 survey by the Department of Energy, while crude oil prices continued their slide since the presidential election.

November 21, 2016
Government, Fuel, Business

Speaker Ryan Urges Obama Administration to Stop Rulemaking

Before leaving town for Thanksgiving, House Speaker Paul Ryan reaffirmed his stance that federal regulators relax their rulemaking until the start of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.

November 17, 2016