DOE Lowers Price Forecasts for Diesel, Gasoline, Crude Oil
Diesel fuel will average $4.06 a gallon this year, the Department of Energy said, lowering a previous forecast.
May 9, 2012Diesel Dips 1.6¢ to $4.057 in Fourth Straight Decline
Diesel dipped 1.6 cents to $4.057 a gallon, its fourth straight decline and the fifth in six weeks, as oil hit a three-month low and gasoline also fell, the Department of Energy said Monday.
May 8, 2012Natural Gas Output Down, Prices Up, Journal Reports
Natural gas producers are scaling back output, boosting historically low prices, the Wall Street Journal reported.
May 7, 2012Gasoline Continues Lower Trend, Lundberg Survey Reports
Gasoline’s national average pump price fell 7 cents in the past two weeks to $3.85 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
May 7, 2012Editorial: Fuel Prices and Fleet Failures
The latest quarterly study of trucking fleet failures paints a more positive picture than we would have expected in years past, considering the high level of fuel prices.
May 7, 2012Effects on Diesel Prices, Supply Unclear After Purchases of Two Pa. Refineries
With two major developments in the fuel-supply situation in the Northeast last week, their effects on diesel prices and availability was unclear.
May 7, 2012Private Fleet Executives Praise Natural Gas Trucks
CINCINNATI — There is strong interest among corporate fleet executives in converting from diesel-powered trucks to those that run on compressed and liquefied natural gas as more fueling stations are built and more powerful engines are available, according to panelists at an industry meeting here last week.
May 7, 2012OEM Experiments With Hybrids, but Focuses Efforts on Alt-Fuels
WENDOVER, Utah — A Volvo Group-manufactured hybrid truck set two preliminary world speed records last month, but the company’s North American brand has no plans to use that technology in trucks, instead focusing its efforts on alternative fuels.
May 7, 2012YRC Worldwide, Arkansas Best Report Losses, but First Quarter Is Brighter for Other LTLs
YRC Worldwide Inc. and Arkansas Best Corp.’s less-than-truckload unit reported losses in the first quarter, although three other major carriers reported marked improvement during the period.
May 7, 2012Diesel Dips for Third Week as Middle East Tensions Ease
Retail diesel prices retreated for the third consecutive week, dipping 1.2 cents to put the national average at $4.073 a gallon, the U.S. Department of Energy reported.
May 7, 2012