The national average price of regular gasoline fell 3.64 cents in the two weeks ended Friday, $2.65 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices.
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Kenan Advantage to Buy Assets of Reinhard Transportation
Kenan Advantage Group will acquire the assets of Reinhard Transportation, a Federal Way, Wash., fuel hauler that runs 64 trucks.
November 25, 2009Officials Cite Concerns on Vehicle-Miles Tax
WASHINGTON — Several lawmakers, Department of Transportation officials and experts have expressed concern with elements of a vehicle miles traveled tax, which some advocates tout as a replacement for the federal fuel tax, while also cautioning that a transition to VMT could be a slow process.
November 24, 2009Clean Diesel Requests Due Dec. 8, EPA Says
Requests for funding related to the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act will be accepted until Dec. 8, the Environmental Protection Agency said.
November 23, 2009Diesel Dips 0.3¢ to $2.787 in Third Straight Decline
Diesel’s national average price fell for a third straight week, declining 0.3 cent to $2.787 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
November 23, 2009Hauling Food Long Distances More Efficient than Buying Locally, New Study Claims
Hauling food products, such as meat, eggs and dairy products, over long distances is more energy-efficient and less polluting than buying food from local growers, according to a new academic study.
November 23, 2009Diesel Slips 1.1¢ to $2.79
The U.S. diesel and gasoline price averages both dipped for a second week, giving back some of the strong October surge in refined product costs during the four previous weeks. Crude oil fluctuated but remained below $80 a barrel.
November 23, 2009Long Beach Port Approves New Clean Trucks Registration Process
In a first step toward satisfying its obligations detailed in an out-of-court settlement with American Trucking Associations, Port of Long Beach commissioners last week gave preliminary approval to a new drayage truck registration process that will simplify and limit requirements of the port’s clean trucks plan.
November 17, 2009Oil Rises but Remains Under $80 a Barrel
Oil rose for a second day but finished below $80 for the ninth straight trading day, as analysts speculated fuel inventories declined last week, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
November 17, 2009ATA Says Natural Gas Not Viable for Longhaul
Natural gas is not a viable alternative fuel for most longhaul trucking operations, but it could be an acceptable alternative fuel for some shorthaul carriers, American Trucking Associations told the Senate Energy Committee.
November 16, 2009