Asia more than doubled its intake of American crude oil last year even as Beijing and Washington were embroiled in a bitter trade war.
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Congress Signals Potential for Infrastructure Bill as Stakeholders Call for Sustainable Funding
WASHINGTON — Leadership from groups representing key sectors of the freight industry on March 6 urged the powerful tax-writing committee in the U.S. House of Representatives to approve a long-term funding system for the country’s network of freight and commuter corridors.
March 6, 2019Senate Commerce Panel Chief Roger Wicker Critical of Green New Deal
Add Sen. Roger Wicker to the list of senior Republicans coming out against Democrats’ ambitious progressive environmental policy manifesto referred to as the Green New Deal.
March 5, 2019Improving Infrastructure Can Cut Fuel Costs, Aid Environment, ATRI Study Finds
Just 12% of the nation’s interstate road system is causing 89% of the trucking industry’s congestion problems, and repairs to the key choke points that cause delays could reap benefits in fuel consumption and emissions reductions, the American Transportation Research Institute said.
March 5, 2019Diesel Rises 2.8¢ for Third Consecutive Weekly Gain
The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose 2.8 cents to $3.076 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy, as crude prices inched higher.
March 4, 2019Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Proposes Fuel Tax Hike for Infrastructure Plan
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has proposed a 10-cent increase to the state’s fuel tax as part of her Rebuild Alabama Infrastructure Plan to generate money for transportation projects.
March 4, 2019Congressional Democrats Press for Climate Resilience in Infrastructure Policy
Democrats on the transportation authorizing committees are angling to incorporate climate resilience provisions into infrastructure policy legislation they plan to craft sometime this year, despite unwavering opposition from top Republicans.
February 28, 2019CARB Continues Quest for an Electric Medium-, Heavy-Truck Future
California environmental regulators are working on a plan to speed up the deployment of electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks operating on the state’s streets and highways.
February 28, 2019Senate Confirms Andrew Wheeler for Top EPA Post
The country’s environmental regulatory agency has a new boss.
February 28, 2019Trump Agencies Bicker Over Ethanol as Higher Fuel Use Looms
President Donald Trump’s pledge to his rural agricultural base to allow year-round sales of higher blends of ethanol spurred differing opinions between key federal agencies Feb. 27.
February 28, 2019