Diesel will average $3.90 a gallon this year, the Department of Energy said, lowering its most recent forecast by 2 cents.
March 12, 2013GovernmentFuelBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Maryland Truckers Oppose Plan to Index Fuel Taxes
The Maryland Motor Truck Association will oppose a transportation funding plan put forth by Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) that includes a new sales tax on motor fuel and a 5-cent reduction in the gasoline tax but not in the diesel tax.
March 12, 2013BusinessFuel
Diesel Drops 4.2¢ to $4.088 in Second Straight Decline; Gas Falls 4.9¢ to $3.71
Diesel and gasoline both fell for a second straight week, with diesel dropping 4.2 cents to $4.088 a gallon and gas down 4.9 cents to $3.71, the Department of Energy reported.
March 11, 2013BusinessFuel
Love’s to Buy 50 Freightliner Trucks With CNG Engines
Love’s Travel Stops is buying 50 new Freightliner Cascadia trucks with compressed natural gas engines for its fleet of fuel haulers, Freightliner said Monday.
March 11, 2013BusinessFuel
Gasoline Drops 5.6¢ to $3.74, Lundberg Reports
Gasoline’s average pump price fell 5.6 cents in the past two weeks to $3.74 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg survey of filling stations released Sunday. Diesel fell 4 cents to $4.13.
March 11, 2013BusinessFuel
Diesel, Gasoline Decline, Breaking String of Increases
The string of fevered increases in U.S. retail diesel and gasoline prices broke last week as the Department of Energy reported declines for both of the products.
March 11, 2013BusinessFuel
Shell to Develop LNG Transportation Corridors in Great Lakes, Gulf Coast
Shell Oil Co. said Tuesday it will develop liquefied natural gas transportation corridors in North America for trucking and commercial transportation.
March 6, 2013GovernmentFuel
Oregon Low-Carbon Standard Would Cost Trucking Money, Jobs, OTA Says
Low-carbon fuel standard legislation being debated in the Oregon legislature would cost truckers more than $7 billion a year in extra fuel costs and eliminate 29,000 jobs, according to the Oregon Trucking Associations.
March 5, 2013BusinessFuel
Diesel Declines 2.9¢ to $4.13 a Gallon; Gasoline Drops for First Time This Year
Diesel fell for the first time in seven weeks, dropping 2.9 cents to $4.13 a gallon, and gasoline fell for the first time this year, the Department of Energy said.
March 4, 2013BusinessFuel
Diesel Up 0.2¢ After 6th Weekly Increase
Retail diesel prices edged up 0.2 cent last week to $4.159 a gallon, reaching the highest level ever recorded in the month of February, according to the Department of Energy.
March 4, 2013