Diesel rose 1.9 cents to $3.971 a gallon, its first increase in six weeks, while gasoline rose for the 11th straight week, the Department of Energy reported.
April 22, 2014PerspectiveFuel
Opinion: Focus on Fuel Standards
As today鈥檚 trucking leaders look closely at new policies aimed at developing higher minimum fuel standards for medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks, we also recognize opportunities for bringing consumer costs under control and strengthening the economy while reducing dependence on foreign oil, lowering carbon emissions and minimizing business costs.
April 28, 2014BusinessFuel
Diesel Average Increases 1.9垄 to $3.971, Ending String of Five Straight Declines
The average retail price of diesel increased 1.9 cents to $3.971 a gallon last week, ending a five-week decline, the Department of Energy reported.
April 28, 2014GovernmentFuel
CARB Extends Emissions Deadline for Some Small Fleets
The California Air Quality Resources Board voted April 25 to extend the deadline for independent truckers and small fleets to comply with new state emissions rules.
April 25, 2014GovernmentFuelBusiness
N.H. Lawmakers Vote to Increase Fuel Taxes
New Hampshire lawmakers voted to raise the state鈥檚 19.625-cent fuel tax by 4 cents starting July 1.
April 23, 2014BusinessGovernmentFuel
Forward Air鈥檚 First-Quarter Net Income Dips
Forward Air Corp. said its first-quarter net income dipped to $10.2 million, or 33 cents a share, from $10.9 million, or 36 cents, a year ago.
April 21, 2014GovernmentFuel
CARB Considering DPF Extension for Smaller Fleets
California regulators are considering relaxing strict rules for smaller trucking fleets to clean up older diesel-powered trucks that are among the state鈥檚 worst remaining sources of air pollution, the Los Angeles Times reported.
April 21, 2014BusinessFuel
Gasoline Rises to 13-Month High $3.69 a Gallon, Lundberg Reports
The average price for U.S. regular gasoline rose 8.5 cents in the past two weeks to a 13-month high $3.69 a gallon, according to latest Lundberg Survey released April 20.
April 21, 2014BusinessFuel
Diesel Price Dips 0.7垄 to $3.952 in Fifth Straight Weekly Decline
The average retail price of U.S. diesel dipped for a fifth straight week, falling 0.7 cent a gallon from the previous week to $3.952, the Department of Energy reported.
April 21, 2014Fuel
Warburg Pincus Agrees to Buy EFS
Private-equity firm Warburg Pincus announced an agreement to acquire Electronic Funds Source, which provides fuel card and other fleet-payment services.
April 18, 2014