PHMSA Seeks to Eliminate Requirements for Special Permits to Haul Certain Hazmats
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has proposed a rule that would eliminate requirements for special permits to haul some hazmats, ranging from liquefied petroleum gas to anhydrous ammonia fertilizers.
August 2, 2010Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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New Bill Offers $64,000 Rebate for Natural-Gas Class 8 Trucks
Senate Democrats introduced legislation last week that would provide truckers rebates of $64,000 for every natural-gas Class 8 truck put into service by 2013.
August 2, 2010Diesel Increases 2¢ to $2.919
The U.S. retail diesel average price reversed course last week, rising 2 cents a gallon to $2.919 after dropping 6.2 cents over the previous four weeks, the Department of Energy reported.
August 2, 2010Oil Falls Near $77 as Supply Jumps
Oil prices fell near $77 Wednesday after a report showed that crude supplies jumped last week, the Associated Press reported.
July 28, 2010LaHood Rules Out Fuel Tax Increase
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood rejected raising fuel taxes to pay for highway improvements and said that, despite pessimism about the prospects for a long-term highway bill, the administration was focused on completing a bill this year.
July 27, 2010Diesel Rises 2¢ to $2.919 in First Increase in Six Weeks
Diesel increased after four straight weeks of decline, rising 2 cents to $2.919 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
July 26, 2010Company Touts EGR Results in ‘Fluid Efficiency’ Test
Fleet managers should consider total “fluid efficiency” when comparing trucks using exhaust gas recirculation engines with those using selective catalytic reduction, truck and engine maker Navistar Inc. said last week.
July 26, 2010Gas Prices Stay at $2.73 a Gallon, Lundberg Says
Gasoline’s national average price rose by less than a cent in the past two weeks to $2.73 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
July 26, 2010Obama Signs Financial Reform Legislation that Aims to Curb Speculation in Oil, Fuel
President Obama signed into law a financial reform bill that includes provisions aimed at reducing speculative trading in commodities such as crude oil and diesel fuel and limiting the fees that credit-card companies can charge merchants for their services.
July 26, 2010Diesel Dips 0.4¢ to $2.899
U.S. retail diesel prices dipped 0.4 cent last week to $2.899 a gallon, the ninth decrease in the national fuel average during the past 10 weeks, the Department of Energy reported.
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