Fuel

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Transport Topics fuel coverage looks closely at what powers trucks. From the latest on battery, diesel and alternative fuel technology to the costs and prices associated with each, this news category covers today’s fuel ecosystem extensively. Topics include green house gas regulation, fuel prices, equipment costs, fuel infrastructure, surcharge and more.

Letters to the Editor, Business, Government, Safety, Fuel

Letters: Rooftop Snow, ATA Couple Retires, Fuel Prices, Those Railroad Ads, SCR Details

Forget about getting truck drivers to remove snow and ice from trailer rooftops. For one, many drivers cannot even walk across the parking lot, let alone be expected to somehow get on top of a trailer roof.

March 16, 2009

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Government, Business, Fuel

TCA Supports Fuel Tax Increase to Fund Highway Improvements

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Truckload Carriers Association has decided for the first time to support a fuel tax increase as a preferred method of highway funding.

March 16, 2009
Fuel, Business, Government

Diesel Declines 4.2¢ to $2.045; Gas Rises

The U.S. retail diesel fuel average dropped 4.2 cents last week to $2.045 a gallon, as the price in the Midwest fell below $2, the first time that has occurred anywhere in more than four years, the Department of Energy reported.

March 16, 2009
Government, Business, Safety, Technology, Logistics, Fuel, Equipment

EPA Rule Would Track Emissions as First Step to Cap-and-Trade

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week took the first step toward creating a national cap-and-trade system, proposing a new rule that would establish a federal system for reporting carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gases produced by large stationary and mobile sources.

March 16, 2009
Business, Government, Safety, Fuel

CARB Targets ‘Carbon Intensity’ of Fuels Used for Transportation

In its continued attack on greenhouse gas emissions, the California Air Resources Board recently proposed a rule cutting the “carbon intensity” of transportation fuels.

March 16, 2009
Fuel, Business, Government

Diesel Price May Fall Below Gasoline This Summer, DOE Says

The Energy Department lowered its projection for diesel prices from a previous forecast and said it is possible that trucking’s main fuel will fall below gasoline in price this summer.

March 11, 2009
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Diesel Falls 4.2¢ to $2.045

Diesel fuel fell another 4.2 cents Monday, dropping to a four-year low national average price of $2.045, the Department of Energy said Monday.

March 9, 2009
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

Calif. Urges EPA to Reverse Emissions Ruling

The California Air Resources Board urged federal regulators to reverse a Bush administration decision that blocks the state’s efforts to set its own limits on greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles, the Associated Press reported.

March 9, 2009
Business, Fuel, Government

S.C. Port Begins Emission-Reduction Plan

A new program at the Port of Charleston should mean cleaner air and save trucking companies money on fuel, the Associated Press reported.

March 9, 2009
Business, Fuel, Safety, Government

Raise Fuel Tax During Transition to VMT to Fund Transportation, Blumenauer Says

WASHINGTON — Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, said the country should move quickly to a vehicle-miles tax but meanwhile should raise fuel taxes significantly, al-though the higher taxes shouldn’t take effect for at least two years.

March 9, 2009