Diesel dipped 0.6 cent to $3.845 a gallon, its 10th straight decline, while gasoline rose for the first time in 10 weeks, the Department of Energy reported.
May 7, 2013GovernmentFuel
ESW CleanTech Acquires Cleaire Assets
ESW CleanTech has acquired the assets and product line of Cleaire Advanced Emissions Controls.
May 8, 2013BusinessFuel
Gasoline Ticks Up for First Time in Two Months, Lundberg Survey Says
Gasoline rose for the first time in two months, ticking up less than a penny in the past two weeks to $3.54 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
May 6, 2013EditorialBusinessFuel
Editorial: Breaking the Fuel Spiral
Once again, the fuel price snake has turned its head and for nine weeks now has been favoring truckers and motorists with some relief. But we’re all experienced enough — or should we say skeptical enough — to know that the relief is surely short-term. Or is it?
May 6, 2013BusinessFuel
Diesel Price Slide Hits Ninth Week as U.S. Average Dips 3.6¢ to $3.851
The national diesel price average declined another 3.6 cents last week, continuing a two-month slide that has seen the average retail cost of trucking’s main fuel fall 30.8 cents in the past two months.
May 6, 2013BusinessFuelGovernment
U.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks in March
The U.S. trade deficit shrank by 11% in March as imports fell by the most in four years, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
May 2, 2013BusinessFuel
Diesel Declines for Ninth Week, Falling 3.6¢ to $3.851; Gas Dips 1.6¢
Diesel fell for the ninth straight week, dropping 3.6 cents to $3.851 per gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
April 30, 2013BusinessFuel
Biodiesel Production Declines in February
U.S. biodiesel production dropped to 68 million gallons in February, from 77.2 million gallons a year ago, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Monday.
April 29, 2013BusinessFuel
Diesel Declines 5.5¢ to $3.887
Retail diesel prices declined for an eighth consecutive week as the national average reached its lowest point since Aug. 6 after dipping 5.5 cents to $3.887 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
April 29, 2013BusinessFuel
UPS to Buy 700 LNG Tractors, Add Four Nat-Gas Fueling Stations
UPS Inc. said Tuesday it will buy about 700 liquefied natural gas-fueled trucks and build four refueling stations by the end of next year, as it adds to its alternative-fuel fleet.
April 23, 2013