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Transport Topics fuel coverage looks closely at what powers trucks. From the latest on battery, diesel and alternative fuel technology to the costs and prices associated with each, this news category covers today’s fuel ecosystem extensively. Topics include green house gas regulation, fuel prices, equipment costs, fuel infrastructure, surcharge and more.

Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Nikola Motor Co. Launches Hiring Drive

Nikola Motor Co. is starting the hiring process to staff its new Arizona research and development center, slated to open in November.

June 12, 2018

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Business, Fuel

Clean Energy Shareholders Approve Large Investment by Total Marketing Services

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. shareholders approved the purchase of 50.8 million shares of common stock by Total Marketing Services S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of oil and gas company Total S.A., for gross proceeds of $83.4 million.

June 12, 2018
Business, Fuel

Diesel Slips 1.9¢ to $3.266 a Gallon

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fuel fell 1.9 cents to $3.266 a gallon, following a .3 cent decline a week ago, according to the weekly report from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration on June 11. Despite the drop, diesel now costs 74.2 cents more per gallon than it did one year ago.

Burney Simpson | Staff Reporter
June 11, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

Experimental Starship Initiative Truck Completes Cross-Country Test

A Starship landed in Jacksonville, Fla. But there were no aliens on board, just 40,000 pounds of reef-building material hauled cross-country in an experimental lightweight truck with streamlining everywhere.

Dan Scanlan | The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Fla.)
June 11, 2018
Business, Technology, Fuel

Canadian Company Tests System That Converts CO2 Into Fuel

A Canadian startup is testing a system that sucks carbon dioxide from the air and converts it into fuel for cars and other vehicles.

Jim Efstathiou Jr. | Bloomberg News
June 8, 2018
Government, Fuel

Ted Cruz Says Imperiled Biofuel Overhaul Plan Not Dead

A day after a tentative agreement to overhaul U.S. biofuel policy appeared to collapse amid farm-state concerns, EPA chief Scott Pruitt met to discuss the issue with the lead senator pushing for the changes: Ted Cruz.

June 7, 2018
Business, Technology, Fuel

Freightliner Unveils All-Electric eCascadia, eM2 Models

PORTLAND, Ore. — Freightliner Trucks introduced the first all-electric versions of its heavy-duty Cascadia and medium-duty M2 models here, a major step toward bringing a full lineup of electric trucks to the North American market.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 6, 2018
Government, Equipment, Fuel

California Seeks White House Meeting on Fuel-Efficiency Revamp

California air-pollution regulators want to meet with Trump administration officials over plans to ease federal auto-efficiency standards, saying in a letter to the White House that efforts to undermine the state’s authority would run afoul of the law.

June 6, 2018
Government, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

TRIP Report Shows Georgia’s Infrastructure Funding Will Need Boost Despite Transportation Bill

Although Georgia’s most recent transportation funding bill has generated enough to finance some major future projects, it will not be able to keep pace with the state’s growing infrastructure and capacity needs, according to a recent report from The Road Information Program.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
June 5, 2018
Government, Business, Fuel

10-Week Streak of Rising Diesel Prices Ends With .3¢ Drop

For the first time in 11 weeks the U.S. average retail price of diesel decreased, dropping by .3 cent to $3.285, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration report June 4.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 4, 2018