Gasoline prices have been sliding steadily for several weeks, and they’re promising to get even cheaper as crude prices fall and the U.S. moves into the summer driving season.
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ATA’s Chris Spear: New Fuel Tax Remains Most Viable Way to Fund Infrastructure
INDIANAPOLIS — A day before he was to go to Congress to testify about new highway funding, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear spoke of his hope that President Donald Trump would push harder for a new $2 trillion infrastructure bill.
June 11, 2019Indiana Sen. Mike Braun Envisions Infrastructure Plan Bigger Than Trump’s
INDIANAPOLIS — The nation needs an even larger infrastructure bill than the one proposed by President Donald Trump, an Indiana senator told an audience at the National Accounting and Finance Council’s 2019 annual conference.
June 11, 2019Illinois Legislators Approve Fuel Tax Hike, Repeal Truck License Plate Tax
Illinois lawmakers have passed a $45 billion infrastructure improvement plan that includes provisions to increase the fuel tax rate and repeal the sales tax on truck license plates.
June 11, 2019Diesel Slips 3.1¢ to $3.105 a Gallon
The U.S. average retail price of diesel dropped 3.1 cents to $3.105 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported June 10. Concern over a growing oil surplus kept crude prices around $53 a barrel.
June 10, 2019White House Rejects Carmaker Plea to Revisit California Emissions Regulation
The White House is rejecting a bid from domestic and foreign automakers to restart talks with California over vehicle emissions regulations.
June 7, 2019Cost of Diesel Likely to Go Up Once Tariffs Begin to Hit Mexico
President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 5% tariff on Mexican products June 10 unless he is satisfied the Mexican government has done enough to slow the surge of immigrants into the United States is likely to raise the price of diesel.
June 6, 2019Congress’ ‘Problem Solvers’ Tackle Infrastructure Policy
Although President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats hit the pause button on infrastructure policy discussions earlier this year, a bipartisan group of policymakers opted to press ahead with a plan of action of its own.
June 6, 2019Experts Say Washington Needs to Treat Infrastructure Funding as 'Exigent Crisis'
There is ample room for creativity in developing solutions to fix the nation’s transportation infrastructure, but elected officials must overcome their differences and work together if they hope to succeed, experts said.
June 4, 2019Oil Industry Poised to Attack as EPA Boosts Ethanol in Fuels
Oil industry foes are preparing to go to court to fight the Environmental Protection Agency regulation issued May 31 that allows year-round sales of higher-ethanol E15 gasoline nationwide.
May 31, 2019