Retail prices for the nation’s two major motor fuels stopped declining, the Department of Energy said Oct. 21.
October 21, 2013BusinessFuelGovernment
Diesel Average Unchanged at $3.886
The average U.S. retail price for diesel was unchanged at $3.886 a gallon last week, after declining for five straight weeks, the Department of Energy reÂported Oct. 21.
October 28, 2013BusinessFuelGovernment
U.S. Trade Deficit Little Changed in August
The U.S. trade deficit was little changed in August, rising 0.4%, the Commerce Department reported.
October 24, 2013BusinessFuel
Crude Oil Closes Below $100 for First Time Since July
Crude oil finished trading at $99.68 a barrel Oct. 21, declining $1.43 to the lowest level since July 2 as the Energy Information Administration announced supplies increased, Bloomberg News reported.
October 21, 2013BusinessFuel
53 Pilot Customers Reject Settlement, to Sue for Additional Rebate Damages
Fifty-three out of roughly 7,000 Pilot Flying J customers eligible for a rebate-fraud class-action lawsuit settlement have formally declined to take part, the lead plaintiffs’ attorney said last week.
October 21, 2013BusinessFuel
Diesel Average Dips 1.1¢ to $3.886
The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel in the United States declined 1.1 cents last week to $3.886, the fifth straight decline, the Department of Energy reported Oct. 17, the day the federal government went back to work.
October 21, 2013BusinessFuel
Lowe’s Moving Freight to Natural Gas Trucks
°®¶ą´«Ă˝-improvement retailer Lowes’s Companies Inc. announced it is joining fleets in shifting its freight to trucks powered by natural gas.
October 18, 2013BusinessFuel
Diesel Decreases 1.1¢ to $3.886, DOE Says
The average price of diesel dropped 1.1 cents to $3.886 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Oct. 17 in a report that reflected the price Oct. 14.
October 17, 2013FuelBusinessAutonomous
Volvo Expands Fuel Efficient Powertrain Lineup
Volvo Trucks expanded its lineup of “exceptional efficiency” powertrain packages with the XE11 that the company said can improve fuel efficiency by up to 3%.
October 15, 2013BusinessFuel
Diesel Price Slides, Private Surveys Show
Diesel’s national average price fell between 0.6 cent and 1 cent from a week ago to about $3.83 a gallon, according to private surveys.
October 15, 2013