Roughly one in three U.S. motorists expect to drive more in August as low gasoline prices help fuel optimism for the broader economy, a new retail survey released on Aug. 11 shows.
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September 18, 2015US Diesel Average Slides to $2.51; Lowest Level Since July 2009
The U.S. average retail diesel price dropped 4.7 cents a gallon last week to $2.514, the Department of Energy said, marking a 14th straight week of declines.
September 7, 2015Fleet Failures Plunge 90%
Trucking failures fell by nearly 90% in the second quarter compared with a year earlier and also dipped slightly from the first quarter of 2015 as favorable rates and fuel prices as well as other trends buoyed fleets’ financial results, a new report finds.
September 7, 2015Agencies Extend Comment Period on Proposed GHG Phase 2 Rule Through Oct. 1
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have extended through Oct. 1 a comment period for an expansive proposed rule on greenhouse gas for trucks, the agencies announced Aug. 31.
September 1, 2015Hillary Clinton Declines to Say Where She Stands on Keystone XL
Hillary Clinton declined to weigh in on the Obama administration’s ongoing deliberations over the Keystone XL oil pipeline July 27, avoiding an issue that has become a litmus test for climate activists.
July 27, 2015Groups Say Road Funding Threatened by Proposal on Ground Ozone Limit
WASHINGTON — A small change in the limit for ground-level ozone emissions could lead to wide-scale noncompliance of environmental rules and could lead to the federal government’s yanking funding commitments for infrastructure projects, business groups said.
July 27, 2015Stemco Unveils DataLogger to Test Fuel Efficiency
Stemco announced that it has created a test showing fuel-efficiency gains from using its TrailerTail technology.
July 20, 2015Diesel Average Falls 3.2¢ to $2.782 Per Gallon; Eighth Consecutive Weekly Drop
Diesel’s national average price declined for the eighth consecutive week, dropping 3.2 cents to $2.782 per gallon, according to a report from the Department of Energy on July 20. The average price of gasoline fell by the identical amount.
July 20, 2015Gas Tops Diesel for First Time Since ’09 as Calif. Refinery Outages Pinch Supply
The national average price of diesel fuel fell below gasoline for the first time in almost six years after diesel dipped and soaring gas prices in California caused the fuel’s national figure to jump.
July 20, 2015