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Roger Gilroy

Senior Reporter

@roger_gilroy

Roger Gilroy began reporting on the trucking industry for Transport Topics in the 1990s, but at various times ventured away to report for other publications that focused on hazardous materials transportation then intelligent transportation systems — and later for nine years owned a small business that came with two vans and two buses.


Business

Diesel Rises 4.5¢ to $3.070 a Gallon

The U.S. average retail price of diesel popped 4.5 cents to $3.070 as oil increased to more than $65 a barrel.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
January 29, 2018
Business

Demand for RNG Surged in 2017, Clean Energy Fuels Reports

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced that sales of Redeem, its renewable natural gas product, grew 32% in 2017 to 79 million gallons compared with 60 million gallons in 2016.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
January 29, 2018
Business, Equipment

Used Class 8 Prices Up in December; Sales Slip on Fewer Days

The average used Class 8 vehicle in December sold for a higher price, had less mileage and was slightly newer compared with a year earlier, according to ACT Research Co.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
January 25, 2018
Business, Fuel

Trillium CNG Expanding Alt-Fuel Options for Customers

Trillium CNG, the nation’s second-largest provider of compressed natural gas fuel and related services, is expanding the type of alternative fuels it offers and will underscore how they are produced upstream to maximize emission reductions.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
January 23, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment

Volvo Prepares for Future of Electric Trucks

Volvo Trucks North America views urban distribution and other pickup and delivery applications as the starting point for battery-powered electric trucks in North America, but Europe is the first market where its parent company will enter the segment.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
January 23, 2018
Government, Business, Fuel

Diesel Dips 0.3¢ to $3.025 a Gallon

The U.S. average retail price of diesel dipped 0.3 cent to $3.025 as the cost of crude slipped and remained just below $64 a barrel.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
January 22, 2018
Business, Fuel

Diesel Hits Three-Year High, Rises 3.2¢ to $3.028 a Gallon

The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose 3.2 cents to $3.028, its highest price in three years.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
January 16, 2018
Business, Equipment

Medium-Duty Segment Ends Year With Steady Growth

U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks climbed 5.4% in December, with only Class 6 volumes dipping from a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
January 16, 2018
Business, Equipment

Class 8 Sales Jump 43% in December to Cap Strong 2017

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in December cleared 22,000 for the highest volume since mid-2015, WardsAuto.com reported, as analysts forecast higher volumes for the year ahead.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
January 12, 2018
Government, Business, Technology

Cummins Brings TEC Outreach Program to Tennessee

Cummins Inc. has launched its first Technical Education for Communities initiative in the United States, in conjunction with 10 Memphis, Tenn.-area education and industry partners.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
January 9, 2018