The average price for regular gasoline at U.S. pumps climbed 1.87 cents in the past two weeks to $3.71 a gallon, according to Lundberg Survey Inc.
June 23, 2014Business, Fuel
Gasoline Rises to $3.71 a Gallon in Lundberg Survey
Fuel
Diesel Dips 1¢ to $3.882; Oil Up on Violence in Iraq
The national retail diesel average fell for a seventh straight week and the 12th time in the past 14 weeks, the Department of Energy reported, but analysts said that could soon come to an end as concern over violence in Iraq has pushed up prices for oil and diesel futures.
June 23, 2014Business, Fuel, Autonomous
Mack Trucks to Aid Customers in Alt-Fuel Grant Process
Mack Trucks announced it is working with Sustainability Initiatives Group (SIG) to help dealers and customers navigate the grant process to obtain public funding for alternative fuel- and clean diesel-powered vehicles.
June 20, 2014Business, Fuel
Clean Energy Opens LNG Station in El Paso
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. said it opened a public liquefied natural-gas fueling station in El Paso, Texas, on June 17 that would enable LNG trucks to drive from Los Angeles to Houston on Interstate 10.
June 18, 2014Business, Logistics, Fuel, Autonomous
Diesel Falls for 7th Straight Week
The national retail diesel average continued to decline even as crude oil futures remained above $105 a barrel.
June 17, 2014Business, Fuel, Government
DeFazio Unveils Proposal to Alter Fuel-Tax System
WASHINGTON — Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) introduced a bill last week to replace the federal gasoline tax with a barrel tax on oil, eliminate the sales tax on truck tires and index the diesel tax to inflation.
June 16, 2014Business, Fuel
3M, xperion Partner to Develop CNG Truck Tanks
Manufacturers 3M and xperion said they have partnered to develop a line of compressed natural gas tanks for the heavy-duty truck market.
June 13, 2014Business, Fuel
DOE Boosts 2014 Diesel Forecast to $3.90
Diesel will average $3.90 a gallon this year, the Department of Energy said, boosting its most recent price forecast by 4 cents.
June 10, 2014Business, Fuel
Diesel Drops 2.6¢ to $3.892 a Gallon; Decline Is Biggest in More Than a Year
Diesel’s national average price fell 2.6 cents to $3.892 a gallon, the sixth straight downturn and biggest decline in more than a year, the Department of Energy reported June 9.
June 10, 2014Business, Fuel
Retail Gasoline Little Changed, Lundberg Survey Shows
The average price for regular gasoline at pumps was little changed in the past three weeks, gaining just 0.35 cent to $3.691 a gallon, according to Lundberg Survey Inc.
June 9, 2014