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As crude prices continue to get dragged down by a global glut that shows no signs of abating, oil traders may find some profit by going to sea.

Joining a growing list of cities in California, San Diego announced Oct. 27 that its municipal vehicle fleet will become the largest in the nation to embrace renewable diesel — from street sweepers to refuse packers to fire trucks.

The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose 0.1 cent to $2.479 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy, as crude prices continued their weeklong retreat below $50.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking applicants for FASTLANE grants worth a total of $850 million for freight and highway projects, the department announced on Oct. 28.

Nationwide crude stockpiles fell 553,000 barrels in mid-October, according to the Energy Information Administration.

A rule aimed at reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions from heavy- and medium-duty trucks will take effect in two months, federal regulators announced Oct. 25.

The U.S. average retail price of diesel dipped 0.3 cent to $2.478 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.

Just six days after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed the compromise gas-tax legislation into law, two of his fellow Republicans introduced a bill on Oct. 20 to repeal it.

Shell Chemicals Co. will operate a laydown yard in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, to store materials for the construction of its ethane cracker plant, but two local officials are concerned about the route those trucks could take to get to the facility.

Omnitek Engineering Corp. said it signed a contract with a European customer to develop a heavy-duty 13-liter natural-gas engine for Class 8 trucks and certify the engine to EURO 6 emissions standards, utilizing its patented technology.