EPA Plans to Propose Regulation to Tighten NOx Limit in 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency is beginning work on a proposed rule that would set new standards to further reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from heavy-duty truck engines beginning in 2024, the same year a provision kicks in for the agency’s heavy-duty Phase 2 greenhouse-gas program.
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Diesel, Crude Prices Ascend to 2016 Peaks at Year’s End
The average U.S. retail price of diesel jumped 1.3 cents a gallon to $2.54, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 26, as the price of oil rose past $53 a barrel because evidence is growing that plans to cut production will jell.
January 2, 2017Schneider Files to Go Public; Family, Execs to Keep Control
Truckload and intermodal carrier Schneider National Inc., No. 7 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers, filed financial documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Dec. 22 as a prelude to the company going public, possibly later this year.
January 2, 2017Oil Dips After Unexpected US Crude Inventory Build
Oil futures dipped on Dec. 29 after a surprise build in U.S. crude inventories reversed an advance in prices that had boosted the benchmarks to their highest levels since July 2015.
December 29, 2016Ontario Trucking Association Issues Roadmap to Natural Gas
To assist the government of Ontario in the design of a heavy-duty truck natural-gas program, the Ontario Trucking Association said it issued “Natural Gas as an Alternative Fuel for Canadian Truck Fleets: A Roadmap Toward Implementation.”
December 29, 2016American Natural Gas Acquisitions Expand Fueling Network
Alternative fuel distributor American Natural Gas added 18 compressed natural gas fueling stations in eight states to its network through the separate acquisitions of Constellation CNG and Questar Fueling Co.
December 29, 2016Orange EV Says Its Terminal Trucks Are Eligible for Vouchers
Orange EV said after three new approvals, all of its electric terminal trucks are now eligible for California’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project intended to provide large point-of-sale discounts for qualified technologies that improve air quality.
December 29, 2016Oil Trades Near 17-Month High Before Planned OPEC Supply Cuts
Oil traded near the highest since July last year amid optimism OPEC and 11 other producing nations will cut output as promised, helping eliminate a global supply glut.
December 28, 2016Diesel Average Rises to Yearly High, Up 1.3¢ to $2.54
The U.S. average retail price of diesel jumped 1.3 cents to $2.54 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy, as the price of oil rose past $52 a barrel as plans to cut production gelled.
December 27, 2016Oil Extends Gains as Industry Report Shows US Stockpile Drop
Oil extended its advance as industry data showed U.S. crude stockpiles declined last week.
December 21, 2016