U.S. Trade Deficit Expands in October
The U.S. trade deficit increased by 4.9% in October, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
December 11, 2012Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Diesel Drops 3.6¢ to Below $4; Gasoline Continues to Slide, Falling 4.5¢ to $3.349
Diesel fell 3.6 cents to $3.991 a gallon, while gasoline continued to drop, the Department of Energy said.
December 11, 2012Gasoline Falls to 11-Month Low, Lundberg Survey Reports
Gasoline dropped almost a dime in the past three weeks to $3.38 a gallon, an 11-month low, according to the latest Lundberg survey of filling stations released Sunday.
December 10, 2012New Engine to Spur Use of Nat Gas as Trucking Fuel, Panelists Predict
ARLINGTON, Va. — The use of natural gas in Class 8 freight-hauling trucks should begin in earnest next year with the introduction of an engine suitable for heavy-duty loads, according to a panel of original equipment manufacturers.
December 10, 2012Nat Gas Has Great Promise for Trucking, Summit Told
ARLINGTON, Va. — Natural gas has tremendous potential as a trucking industry fuel, but its era for over-the-road freight hauling is just beginning, according to industry experts who addressed the Natural Gas in Trucking Summit here Nov. 29 and 30.
December 10, 2012Fleets Must Reshape Shops to Handle Natural Gas, Experts Say
ARLINGTON, Va. — Fleet managers intent on choosing natural gas as a truck fuel will have to go through a complicated and expensive process to convert, including the development of training and maintenance procedures, said participants in the American Trucking Associations’ Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking.
December 10, 2012Infrastructure, Maintenance Among Issues Preventing Faster Transition to Natural Gas
ARLINGTON, Va. — The low price of natural gas is a main reason why it is so appealing to trucking, but concerns ranging from infrastructure to maintenance are forcing the industry to go slow, executives said.
December 10, 2012Natural Gas Incentives Unlikely, Congressmen Tell Summit
ARLINGTON, VA. — Trucking should expect “piecemeal” measures that promote natural gas use because the federal government probably is too divided to tackle comprehensive legislation that could include incentives for buying natural gas trucks, two congressmen said.
December 10, 2012Diesel Dips, But Stays Above $4 for 26th Week This Year
U.S. retail diesel prices inched down 0.7 cent a gallon last week, but at $4.027 the average price of trucking’s main fuel has now topped $4 for a record 26th week this year, the Department of Energy reported.
December 10, 2012Oil Falls to Three-Week Low
Oil fell more than $1 to a three-week low near $86 a barrel Thursday following a reduced growth forecast by Europe’s central bank and concern over stalled U.S. budget negotiations, Bloomberg reported.
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