Volvo Trucks North America delivered 35 compressed natural gas-powered tractors to grocery chain Supervalu.
December 10, 2013Business, Fuel
Volvo Delivers 35 Nat Gas-Powered Trucks to Supervalu
Business, Fuel
Diesel Dips 0.4¢ to $3.879 a Gallon; Gasoline Also Declines
Diesel dipped 0.4 cent to $3.879 a gallon, stemming two weeks of increases that were the only upturns in the past three months, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 9.
December 10, 2013Business, Fuel
Gasoline Rises to $3.28 a Gallon, Lundberg Reports
Gasoline’s national average price increased 2.71 cents in the past two weeks to $3.28 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations.
December 9, 2013Fuel, Business
Lawmaker Proposes 15¢ Increase in Fuel Tax
WASHINGTON — An Oregon congressman has introduced legislation that would boost federal taxes on diesel and gasoline to fill a widening shortfall in the federal government’s main source of transportation funding.
December 9, 2013Business, Fuel
Soaring U.S. Crude Output Could Buoy Trucking Industry
The significant growth in U.S. crude oil production, which recently overtook imports for the first time in 18 years, should help trucking by increasing freight volumes and possibly keeping a lid on prices, industry experts said.
December 9, 2013Business, Fuel
Diesel Price Rises 3.9¢
U.S. retail diesel prices rose for a second straight week, with the national average gaining 3.9 cents to $3.883 a gallon, while gasoline declined, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 2.
December 9, 2013Fuel
FleetCor Announces Two Acquisitions
FleetCor Technologies Inc., a Norcross, Ga.-based provider of fuel cards and workforce payment systems, said it acquired NexTraq, a provider of fleet telematics services, from private equity firm Francisco Partners.
December 5, 2013Business, Fuel
DEF Prices Stable in November
North American prices for diesel exhaust fluid changed little in November, with the U.S. price increasing and the Canadian price dipping, said the Dec. 5 issue of DEF Tracker.
December 5, 2013Business, Fuel
CNG Prices Decline, DOE Says
U.S. retail compressed natural gas prices dropped to their lowest level since July 2012, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 5.
December 5, 2013Government, Fuel
Blumenauer Seeks 15-Cent Diesel Tax Increase
WASHINGTON — An Oregon congressman has introduced legislation that would nearly double federal taxes on diesel and gasoline to fill a widening shortfall in the federal government’s main source of transportation funding.
December 5, 2013