WASHINGTON — An Oregon congressman has introduced legislation that would nearly double federal taxes on diesel and gasoline to fill a widening shortfall in the federal government’s main source of transportation funding.
December 5, 2013Fuel
Diesel Dips 1.6¢ to $3.87 a Gallon; Gasoline Falls 6.6¢
Diesel’s national average price dipped 1.6 cents to $3.87 a gallon, its sixth decline in eight weeks, the Department of Energy reported Oct. 28.
October 28, 2013GovernmentFuel
ATA Asks Court to Reconsider Upholding Calif. Low Carbon Fuel Standard
American Trucking Associations and several oil producer and user trade groups have asked an appeals court to reconsider a three-judge appeals panel’s ruling upholding California’s low-carbon fuel standard.
October 4, 2013Fuel
Clean Energy to Distribute Fuel Made From Waste
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. said it has begun distributing a renewable form of natural-gas fuel made from waste at 35 public Clean Energy stations in California and will make it available to fleets nationwide.
October 3, 2013Fuel
Diesel Falls 3¢ to $3.919 in Biggest Drop Since April; Gas Hits 9-Month Low
Diesel fell 3 cents to $3.919 a gallon, its third straight decrease and the biggest single-week downturn in five months, while gasoline fell 7 cents to $3.425, its lowest price since January, the Department of Energy reported.
September 30, 2013FuelBusiness
Boxer Proposes Fuel-Tax Overhaul For Funding U.S. Highway Projects
The head of the Senate committee that will write the next highway funding bill said last week she wants to end the federal fuel taxes that truckers and others pay at the pump.
September 30, 2013Fuel
Gasoline Price Falls to 8-Month Low, Lundberg Survey Says
Gasoline’s national average price decreased 6.4 cents in the past two weeks to $3.521 a gallon, the lowest level since January, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations.
September 23, 2013Fuel
Diesel Price Dips 0.7¢; Gas Falls 4¢
Diesel fuel’s price decreased 0.7 cent to $3.974 a gallon, the first decrease in a month, while gasoline dropped 4 cents to $3.547, the Department of Energy reported Sept. 16.
September 17, 2013GovernmentFuel
Nevada County to Index Fuel Taxes
Clark County, home to Las Vegas, will begin indexing state fuel taxes Jan. 1. For Clark County purchases, that could add 3 cents to 5 cents a gallon to the state’s 27.81-cent-a-gallon diesel tax in 2014 and as much as 9 cents to 15 cents by 2016.
September 5, 2013Letters to the EditorFuel
Letters: A Helpful Suggestion, Our Tax Dollars
The two highest costs for most trucking companies are fuel and driver labor (not always in that order). When it comes to fuel, most industry companies find relief through surcharges, which allow them to bill shippers for pump prices above a baseline per-gallon cost.
July 8, 2013