If results from Phase 1 regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions from trucks are an indication, Phase 2 standards should improve vehicle efficiency further but also add cost and complexity to new trucks, according to an industry webinar on the final rule issued in August.
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Oil Group Campaigns to Roll Back Rules In First 100 Days of Trump Presidency
WASHINGTON — The American Petroleum Institute will pursue an aggressive policy agenda during the first 100 days of the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump and his four-year term, the trade group’s president said here during the organization’s annual State of American Energy event.
January 9, 2017Diesel Gains 4.6¢ to $2.586, Highest Price Since Aug. 2015
The U.S. average retail price of diesel climbed 4.6 cents to $2.586 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy on Jan. 3, pushing diesel to a nearly 17-month high amid volatile crude oil prices.
January 9, 2017Tailpipe, Crankcase Highest Sources of Methane Emissions in Natural-Gas Vehicles, Study Finds
Vehicle tailpipe and crankcase emissions are the highest sources of methane emissions from heavy-duty natural gas-fueled vehicles and the fueling stations that serve them, according to a study by West Virginia University scientists.
January 6, 2017Opinion: The Hidden Cost of Extended Idling
You don’t have to be a diesel mechanic to know that extended idling is bad for business. Frequent or prolonged idling increases emissions, wastes fuel and puts unnecessary wear on your engine. That’s why, due in large part to increasingly strict emissions standards, the trucking industry has seen a dramatic increase in idle-reduction technologies.
January 9, 2017Editorial: Welcome to TRB
Twelve thousand people from around the world are so devoted to transportation, in all of its many forms, that they are traveling to Washington, D.C., this week to participate in the 96th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board.
January 9, 2017Oil Industry Seeking Regulatory Changes
WASHINGTON — The American Petroleum Institute will pursue an aggressive policy agenda during the first 100 days of the incoming Trump administration and throughout Donald Trump’s four-year term, the trade group’s president said here during API’s annual State of American Energy event.
January 4, 2017Trucking Industry on Board With Michigan’s Diesel Tax Hike
Truckers filling their tanks with diesel in Michigan are paying 11.3 cents more per gallon in tax than they did last month as part of a 2015 law designed to eventually produce $400 million for the state’s roads and bridges.
January 3, 2017Martin Klepper Named First Chief of Build America Bureau
With less than three weeks left in the Obama administration, Martin Klepper was named the first executive director of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau on Dec. 30.
January 3, 2017Diesel’s Rise Continues, Up 4.6¢ to $2.586
The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose 4.6 cents to $2.586 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy, as the price of oil rose past $55 to an 18-month high, then fell later in the day Jan. 3.
January 3, 2017