Oil plunged to the lowest level in 14 months as panic from the fast-spreading coronavirus spiraled global markets deeper into losses for the seventh straight day.
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Gas flares burn from pipes aboard an offshore oil platform in the Salman Oil Field near Lavan island, Iran. (Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg)
Oil Plummets in Worst Week Since 2008 Amid Coronavirus Panic
Gas flares burn from pipes aboard an offshore oil platform in the Salman Oil Field near Lavan island, Iran. (Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg)
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous, Top 50
An electric cable charges a StreetScooter outside the Ford factory in Cologne, Germany. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg)
Deutsche Post Scraps Its Electric Delivery Van Built With Ford
An electric cable charges a StreetScooter outside the Ford factory in Cologne, Germany. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg)
Deutsche Post AG will stop producing its electric delivery vehicle called StreetScooter, bringing to an end a much-hyped venture that was once seen as a possible disrupter to conventional van makers such as Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG.
February 28, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
Traffic on a Los Angeles highway. (Jamie Rector/Bloomberg News)
Trucking Mostly Supports EPA Emissions Plan, but Small Fleets Skeptical
Traffic on a Los Angeles highway. (Jamie Rector/Bloomberg News)
Stakeholder comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s plans to aggressively reduce oxides of nitrogen emissions generally were positive, but with some caveats.
February 27, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel
House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio addresses the AASHTO gathering. (Eugene Mulero/Transport Topics)
Highway Bill Coming in March, Rep. Peter DeFazio Tells AASHTO
House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio addresses the AASHTO gathering. (Eugene Mulero/Transport Topics)
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats’ version of a bill that would update highway operations around the country will be unveiled in March, the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives’ highway panel indicated Feb. 26.
February 26, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel
Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery by Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Trump to Pare Biofuel Waivers for Oil Refineries on Court Ruling
Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery by Spencer Platt/Getty Images
The Trump administration has decided to pare exemptions for oil refineries from U.S. requirements to use biofuels in response to a federal court ruling last month, according to two people familiar with the matter.
February 26, 2020
Business, Fuel
Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg News
BP Quits Three Oil Lobby Groups on Differing Climate Policy
Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg News
BP Plc will leave three U.S. oil-industry lobby groups due to differences on climate policy, after the company’s new chief pledged to eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
February 26, 2020
Business, Equipment, Fuel
Megan Pino via Joe Howard/Transport Topics
Second Coast-to-Coast Trek Planned for Shell Starship Initiative Truck
Megan Pino via Joe Howard/Transport Topics
ATLANTA — Shell Lubricants is planning a second coast-to-coast run for its Starship Initiative truck, which is designed to study and test fuel-saving technologies for heavy-duty trucks.
February 26, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel
Ed Mortimer urges Senate panel to raise the diesel and gas tax to replenish the Highway Trust Fund. (Via banking.senate.gov)
US Chamber Renews Calls for Fuel Tax Increase
Ed Mortimer urges Senate panel to raise the diesel and gas tax to replenish the Highway Trust Fund. (Via banking.senate.gov)
WASHINGTON — The expiration this fall of the country’s central highway policy law means that its reauthorization must be urgently addressed by Congress, Ed Mortimer, transportation director at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, told a Senate committee Feb. 25.
February 25, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel
Oil Dives After CDC Warns of Potential Virus Outbreak in US
Oil deepened a three-day rout as panic over a coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. gripped investors and sent shockwaves through commodity, equity and debt markets.
February 25, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
A Mack day cab at the company's booth on the exhibit floor. (Anneliese Mahoney/Transport Topics)
Mack Launches Active Steering Feature, Earns SmartWay Certification
A Mack day cab at the company's booth on the exhibit floor. (Anneliese Mahoney/Transport Topics)
ATLANTA — Mack Trucks announced an active steering option, Command Steer, for its Anthem models that monitors road conditions at nearly 2,000 times per second using truck-mounted sensors to help maintain directional stability, for instance, on rough roads, in high winds or during blowouts.
February 25, 2020Pages
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