Gasoline Gains a Nickel to $2.87 a Gallon
Gasoline’s national average price rose by almost a nickel in the past two weeks to $2.87 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations.
November 22, 2010Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Pair in $75 Million Oil Scam to Be Sentenced in Dec.
A federal judge is scheduled next month to sentence two participants in a conspiracy by two New York City-area tank-truck firms accused of jointly skimming an estimated $75 million in heating oil from customers over a 17-year period.
November 22, 2010Diesel Hits Two-Year High
The average cost of a gallon of diesel in the United States jumped to a two-year high last week after prices climbed 6.8 cents to $3.184 in the Department of Energy’s survey of retail filling stations.
November 22, 2010SoCal Ports to Help Test Alternative-Energy Vehicles
A hydrogen fuel cell/plug-in electric truck and a terminal tractor powered by the same method will be built and tested at the Port of Long Beach, Calif., under an agreement with Vision Motor Corp., El Segundo, Calif.
November 19, 2010EPA Reports Better Light-Truck Emissions
A new Environmental Protection Agency showed an improvement in fuel economy and carbon dioxide emissions for new cars and light-duty trucks in 2009.
November 19, 2010Trucking Voices Support for Fuel-Efficiency Standards
The trucking industry reaffirmed its support of national fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy- and medium-duty trucks while testifying in Chicago Monday at the first of two federal public hearings on the subject.
November 16, 2010Diesel Jumps 6.8¢ to Two-Year High $3.184 a Gallon
Diesel rose to the highest level in more than two years, jumping 6.8 cents to $3.184 a gallon, while gasoline gained 2.7 cents to $2.892, the Department of Energy reported.
November 16, 2010Deficit Panel Leaders Propose Increase of Federal Fuel Tax by 15 Cents
The co-chairmen of a bipartisan presidential commission created to find ways to reduce the federal deficit last week called for gradually raising the federal fuel tax by 15 cents a gallon, beginning in 2013.
November 15, 2010Diesel Rises 4.9¢ to $3.116 a Gallon
The U.S. retail diesel price average rose 4.9 cents to $3.116 last week, leaving trucking’s main fuel about a penny below its high point for the year, the Department of Energy said.
November 15, 2010U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows in September
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed 5.3% in September as a lower dollar boosted exports, the Commerce Department said.
November 10, 2010