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2025 DOE Regional Diesel Fuel Prices

2025 Diesel prices from the U.S. Energy Information Administration are drawn from a weekly national survey of about 400 diesel service centers.

January 1, 2025
GovernmentFuel

Diesel Price Rises to $3.503 as Fluctuation Continues

Diesel prices rose slightly this week, climbing 2.7 cents per gallon to reach a national average of $3.503, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released Dec. 30.

December 30, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyFuel

Tesla Semi Crash, Fire Mark NTSB’s First EV Truck Case

In its first accident probe of an electric-battery heavy truck, NTSB is examining the Aug. 19 crash of a 2024 Tesla Semi that burned to the ground after it veered off the road and struck a tree.

December 30, 2024
BusinessLogisticsPrivateGlobal FreightTop 100Top 50

Value-Seekers Drove 2024's Retail Trends and Dead Ends

Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices.

December 30, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Backs Johnson With ‘Total Endorsement’ Before Key Vote

Mike Johnson has faced criticism from ultraconservative lawmakers after backing a temporary spending deal that failed to include Donald Trump’s demands for lifting the U.S. debt ceiling.

December 30, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Yellen Urges Swift Action as Debt Ceiling Looms

The department has in the past deployed what are known as “extraordinary measures†or accounting maneuvers to keep the government operating.

December 30, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuel

US Natural Gas Prices Surge 20% on Colder Forecasts

U.S. natural gas futures soared as the weather outlook for January shifted colder, raising demand prospects for the fuel used in heating and power generation.

December 30, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

US Economy Defies Odds Despite Election-Year Challenges

Despite uncertainty around a presidential election, elevated interest rates and a cooling labor market, economic growth remained solid in 2024.

December 30, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Canadian Leaders Meet Trump Team on Border, Tariff Issues

This is the second high-level Canadian mission to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in the past month, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met the incoming leader at the end of November.

December 30, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Nissan Shares Plunge as Honda Tie-Up Details Emerge

After initially soaring more than 60% since Dec. 17, a day before news of the deal broke, the stock tumbled on Dec. 27 as investor focus turned to the starting ratio for a Honda-Nissan tie-up.

December 30, 2024