Diesel will average more than $3 a gallon next year, in line with a previous forecast, the Department of Energy said.
April 7, 2010Business, Fuel
Oil Slips Following Inventory Report
Oil prices declined early Wednesday following a report that showed supplies improved last week, Bloomberg reported.
April 7, 2010Business, Fuel
Diesel Jumps 7.6¢ to $3.015 a Gallon
Diesel jumped 7.6 cents to a national average $3.015 a gallon — the first time in 17 months it has topped the $3 mark, the Department of Energy said.
April 6, 2010Letters to the Editor, Business, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous
Letters: Distracted Driving, Wages and Turnover, Clean Port Trucks
I recently had the opportunity to make an informal survey on in-cab distractions. I have been restoring an old Willys Utility Wagon, and I wanted to see if I could find a couple of leather bucket seats for it. I went to a local junkyard, and they told me to walk around and look in the vehicles and see if I could find a pair that I liked.
April 5, 2010Business, Fuel
Obama Announces Plan to Increase Drilling
The Obama administration announced last week it intended to allow more drilling for oil off the U.S. coastline, but several industry and business groups said the proposal did not go far enough.
April 5, 2010Fuel
Fuel Standard Should Weigh Freight Efficiency, NAS Says
A federal fuel standard for heavy trucks should take into account freight efficiency rather than simply setting a miles-per-gallon standard, as the government does for passenger cars and light trucks, the National Academy of Sciences said last week.
April 5, 2010Business, Fuel
MATS Exhibitors Display DEF, Options for Cutting Emissions
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Companies offering selective catalytic reduction technology for 2010 engines displayed a variety of hardware for dispensing diesel exhaust fluid.
April 5, 2010Business, Fuel
Diesel Slips 0.7¢ to $2.939 a Gallon
The U.S. retail diesel average slipped 0.7 cent last week to $2.939, ending a string of five consecutive increases, the U.S. Department of Energy reported.
April 5, 2010Business, Fuel
Obama Proposes Expanding Offshore Oil Drilling
President Obama announced plans Wednesday to allow expanded oil and natural-gas drilling off the U.S. East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.
March 31, 2010Business, Fuel
Diesel Declines 0.7¢ to $2.939; Downturn Is First in Six Weeks
Diesel’s national average pump price fell for the first time in six weeks, dipping 0.7 cent to $2.939 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
March 30, 2010