Analysis: How California Guards Its Power on Fuel Standards
In 2012, the Barack Obama administration imposed regulatory standards that require significant increases in the fuel economy of automobiles. Intent on reducing regulatory costs, the Donald Trump administration is rethinking those standards. But it’s encountering a major roadblock: California.
February 13, 2018Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Diesel Falls 2.3¢ to $3.063 Per Gallon
The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 2.3 cents to $3.063 a gallon while oil dipped below $60 a barrel in the face of market concerns over increasing domestic production.
February 12, 2018ELD Mandate Presents Opportunity to Boost Fuel Efficiency, Technology Vendors Say
Complying with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic logging device mandate may create new expenses for new adopters of the technology, but the devices also could generate fuel savings for carriers depending on the type of system they deploy and how they use the data.
February 12, 2018Fuel Economy in Focus
For many fleets, onboard telematics has become an indispensable tool in the never-ending quest to improve fuel economy.
February 12, 2018Former Pilot Flying J Sales Exec Ordered Up Fraud 'Manual'
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – It was getting tough to keep up with the cheating, and getting caught had proven expensive for the nation’s largest diesel fuel retailer. But Pilot Flying J sales executive Arnie Ralenkotter had a solution: A fraud “manual.”
February 12, 2018Trump Administration Said to Eye Big Cuts to Fuel Economy Rules
President Donald Trump’s administration is looking at ways to reduce future fuel economy standards for automobiles in a move to appease carmakers, who have asked to ease targets put in place under President Barack Obama.
February 12, 2018Technology of Tomorrow to Be Key Topic at TMC Annual Meeting
Future advancements in the trucking industry will be at the forefront of the Technology & Maintenance Council’s 2018 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition set for early next month.
February 9, 2018Kenworth Preps Hydrogen-Electric T680 for Drayage at SoCal Ports
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Kenworth Truck Co. is wrapping up tests on a zero-emissions hydrogen-electric Class 8 truck that will be operating in drayage applications in Southern California by the end of March, company executives said.
February 8, 2018Prosecutor Takes on Defense in Pilot Flying J Fraud Trial; No Verdict Yet
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Jurors in whose hands rest the fate of the former president of the nation’s largest diesel fuel retailer and three subordinates went home Feb. 7 after nearly four hours of deliberations and no verdict.
February 8, 2018Hazelwood Attorney Says Feds Are Making a Crime out of Civil Fraud
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The former president of Pilot Flying J took on the federal government Feb. 6, accusing prosecutors of ginning up a criminal case out of a civil fraud, and making a deal with the devil to do it.
February 7, 2018