Bulk prices for diesel exhaust fluid in the United States rose in February for the second consecutive month, Integer Research reported.
February 28, 2014Fuel
Diesel Surges Past $4 a Gallon
Diesel pushed past $4 a gallon for the first time in almost a year, gaining 2.8 cents to $4.017 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Feb. 24.
February 25, 2014BusinessFuel
Gasoline Rises 12垄 to $3.41 on Lundberg Survey
The average U.S. retail price of a gallon of gasoline increased 12 cents to $3.41 on Feb. 21, from two weeks prior, according to Lundberg Survey Inc.
February 24, 2014GovernmentBusinessFuelEditorial
Editorial: A Next Generation Is Coming
President Obama took some time to talk about trucks and trucking last week, and while standing among some Class 8s, he observed: 鈥淭rucks like these are responsible for about 20% of our on-road fuel consumption, and because they haul about 70% of all domestic freight 鈥 70% of the stuff we use, everything from flat-screen TVs to diapers to produce to you-name-it 鈥 every mile that we gain in fuel efficiency is worth thousands of dollars of savings every year.鈥
February 24, 2014GovernmentBusinessFuel
US to Tighten Fuel Rules
President Obama last week said he would seek an additional set of carbon-dioxide emissions and fuel-economy improvements for heavy- and medium-duty trucks that would go beyond standards that take effect this year and in 2017.
February 24, 2014BusinessFuel
Wal-Mart Unveils Concept Design for Rig With Hybrid Power, Lightweight Materials
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has unveiled a concept tractor-trailer that includes a hybrid-electric powertrain and the first-ever trailer made from a solid sheet of lightweight carbon fiber.
February 24, 2014BusinessFuel
Cold Weather Lifts Diesel
Bitter winter weather in much of the United States drove up diesel, crude oil and gasoline prices again last week, with all hitting their highest levels in at least four months, analysts said.
February 24, 2014GovernmentFuelBusiness
Foxx Says Fuel Tax Increase Is Not Needed
WASHINGTON 鈥 Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said the Obama administration still believes there is a better way to raise the money needed to upgrade the nation鈥檚 highway infrastructure than to raise the federal fuel tax.
February 20, 2014Fuel
Diesel Rises 1.2 Cents a Gallon to $3.989; Gasoline Up 7.1 Cents
U.S. retail diesel and gasoline prices rose for the week, the Department of Energy said Feb. 18 after its weekly surveys of fueling stations.
February 19, 2014BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuelAutonomous
Industry Reacts Quickly to Obama鈥檚 Truck Emissions Proposal
Reaction to President Obama鈥檚 call for tighter carbon dioxide emissions rules for trucks poured in quickly with the first wave of comment generally offering approval, although there were also calls for caution, including from American Trucking Associations.
February 19, 2014