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Diesel Price Falls 4.2¢ to $3.656; Gas Lowest Since January 2011

The U.S. diesel average fell 4.2 cents a gallon to $3.656 last week, its biggest decline in a year and a half, the Department of Energy reported Oct. 20.

October 27, 2014

Plummeting Fuel Prices Spark New Debate on How States Can Protect Tax Revenues

While lower gasoline and diesel prices are providing U.S. commuters and truckers money to spend elsewhere, state officials said it is forcing them to cope with lower revenues.

October 27, 2014

Diesel Price Keeps Falling, Lowest Since July 2012

Diesel fuel’s national average retail price fell 2.2 cents to $3.733 a gallon, the 14th straight week without an increase and 25th drop in the past 30 weeks, the Department of Energy reported.

October 13, 2014

OOIDA Asks Court to Review Calif. GHG Truck Regs

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked an appeals court to review a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency waiver allowing California regulators to proceed with enforcement of the state’s strict greenhouse gas-emissions reduction rule for heavy-duty trucks based or doing business in California.

October 7, 2014

Trade Gap Narrows in August on Record Exports

The trade deficit in the U.S. shrank in August to the lowest level in seven months as exports edged up to a record.

October 3, 2014

Diesel Drops 2.3¢ to $3.778 as Distillate Supplies Surge

Diesel dropped 2.3 cents last week to $3.778 a gallon, the lowest price in more than two years, the Department of Energy reported.

September 29, 2014

DTNA Concerned About Added Costs from Federal Greenhouse-Gas Rule

ORLANDO, Fla. — A senior compliance engineer for Daimler Trucks North America told a group of maintenance technicians and executives that the truck maker has concerns about the federal government’s possible added costs and testing plans that could be included in the Phase 2 greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency proposed rule due for publication next spring.

September 24, 2014

Western Star Unveils New Highway Tractor; 5700XE Aimed at Small, Medium Fleets

HENDERSON, Nev. — Daimler’s Western Star unit launched a new highway tractor offering improved fuel efficiency while maintaining the brand’s classic styling.

September 15, 2014

U.S. Court Rejects Emissions Case Argument

A U.S. Appeals Court rejected a bid by three California community groups to overturn a lower court ruling that emissions from trucks and locomotives in BNSF Railway and Union Pacific facilities did not violate a federal waste disposal law.

August 22, 2014