Diesel continued to decline, falling 4.6 cents to $3.945 a gallon, its eighth drop in the past nine weeks, while gasoline plunged by almost a dime to its lowest level this year, the Department of Energy said.
December 18, 2012Business, Fuel
Diesel Declines 3.6¢ to $3.991, Seventh Drop in Eight Weeks
U.S. retail diesel prices declined for the seventh time in the past eight weeks, down 3.6 cents to $3.991 a gallon, the U.S. Department of Energy reported.
December 17, 2012Business, Fuel
I-77 Reopened in W.Va. Following Nat-Gas Explosion
Interstate 77 north of Charleston, W.Va., was reopened Wednesday morning following a huge natural-gas explosion on Tuesday afternoon, the Charleston Gazette reported.
December 12, 2012Business, Fuel
Diesel Price to Decline Next Year, DOE Says
Diesel fuel, which will average just over $4 a gallon in the current quarter, will decline to a $3.84 average at the pump next year, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
December 11, 2012Business, Fuel, Government
U.S. Trade Deficit Expands in October
The U.S. trade deficit increased by 4.9% in October, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
December 11, 2012Business, Fuel
Diesel Drops 3.6¢ to Below $4; Gasoline Continues to Slide, Falling 4.5¢ to $3.349
Diesel fell 3.6 cents to $3.991 a gallon, while gasoline continued to drop, the Department of Energy said.
December 11, 2012Business, Fuel
Gasoline Falls to 11-Month Low, Lundberg Survey Reports
Gasoline dropped almost a dime in the past three weeks to $3.38 a gallon, an 11-month low, according to the latest Lundberg survey of filling stations released Sunday.
December 10, 2012Business, Fuel
New Engine to Spur Use of Nat Gas as Trucking Fuel, Panelists Predict
ARLINGTON, Va. — The use of natural gas in Class 8 freight-hauling trucks should begin in earnest next year with the introduction of an engine suitable for heavy-duty loads, according to a panel of original equipment manufacturers.
December 10, 2012Business, Fuel
Nat Gas Has Great Promise for Trucking, Summit Told
ARLINGTON, Va. — Natural gas has tremendous potential as a trucking industry fuel, but its era for over-the-road freight hauling is just beginning, according to industry experts who addressed the Natural Gas in Trucking Summit here Nov. 29 and 30.
December 10, 2012Business, Fuel
Fleets Must Reshape Shops to Handle Natural Gas, Experts Say
ARLINGTON, Va. — Fleet managers intent on choosing natural gas as a truck fuel will have to go through a complicated and expensive process to convert, including the development of training and maintenance procedures, said participants in the American Trucking Associations’ Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking.
December 10, 2012