The average price of diesel fuel jumped another 16.6 cents to a record $4.497 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.
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Fuel Prices Skyrocket
Retail fuel prices around the nation soared last week, setting new records for diesel and gasoline, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly survey of filling stations.
May 19, 2008Rendell Says He’s Close to Deal to Lease Pennsylvania Turnpike
With the fate of a proposal to toll Interstate 80 still up in the air, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) said his administration was close to finishing a plan to privatize the 524-mile Pennsylvania Turnpike, last week taking bids from investors that could provide the state about $12 billion.
May 19, 2008Crude Sets Record Near $128; DOE Suspends SPR Shipments
Oil prices reached a new record Friday near $128 a barrel and the Department of Energy said it would suspend shipments to nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the Associated Press reported.
May 16, 2008Oil Price Falls Following DOE Report
Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel Wednesday following an Energy Department report that showed inventories improved last week, and both the House and Senate voted to suspend crude shipments to the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Bloomberg reported.
May 14, 2008Import Goods Prices Rise 1.8%
The price of goods imported to the United States rose 1.8% in April, led by fuel cost increases, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
May 13, 2008Letters to the Editor: Border Program, Gas Tax Reality, Unpaid Miles, Fuel Prices
I agree with Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters: Congress should continue the cross-border program between the United States and Mexico.
May 12, 2008Calif. Says Mack, VTNA, Cummins Engines Meet NOx Standard, Exempt From Idling Rule
The California Air Resources Board has confirmed to Transport Topics that Mack Trucks Inc., Cummins Inc. and Volvo Trucks North America have received certification that their heavy-duty engines meet California’s nitrogen oxide emission standards, providing users an exemption from the state’s five-minute idling regulation.
May 12, 2008Diesel Soars 18.2¢ to Record $4.331
Diesel fuel jumped 18.2 cents to a new record Monday, averaging $4.331 a gallon at the pump nationwide, the Department of Energy said.
May 13, 2008Diesel Price Slips 2.8¢ to $4.149
The average price of retail diesel slipped 2.8 cents last week from its all-time record — the first decline in four weeks — as the Department of Energy released a prediction that prices would remain above $4 a gallon for the foreseeable future.
May 12, 2008