Diesel Falls 3¢ to $3.919 in Biggest Drop Since April; Gas Hits 9-Month Low
Diesel fell 3 cents to $3.919 a gallon, its third straight decrease and the biggest single-week downturn in five months, while gasoline fell 7 cents to $3.425, its lowest price since January, the Department of Energy reported.
September 30, 2013Boxer Proposes Fuel-Tax Overhaul For Funding U.S. Highway Projects
The head of the Senate committee that will write the next highway funding bill said last week she wants to end the federal fuel taxes that truckers and others pay at the pump.
September 30, 2013Gasoline Price Falls to 8-Month Low, Lundberg Survey Says
Gasoline’s national average price decreased 6.4 cents in the past two weeks to $3.521 a gallon, the lowest level since January, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations.
September 23, 2013Diesel Price Dips 0.7¢; Gas Falls 4¢
Diesel fuel’s price decreased 0.7 cent to $3.974 a gallon, the first decrease in a month, while gasoline dropped 4 cents to $3.547, the Department of Energy reported Sept. 16.
September 17, 2013Nevada County to Index Fuel Taxes
Clark County, home to Las Vegas, will begin indexing state fuel taxes Jan. 1. For Clark County purchases, that could add 3 cents to 5 cents a gallon to the state’s 27.81-cent-a-gallon diesel tax in 2014 and as much as 9 cents to 15 cents by 2016.
September 5, 2013Letters: A Helpful Suggestion, Our Tax Dollars
The two highest costs for most trucking companies are fuel and driver labor (not always in that order). When it comes to fuel, most industry companies find relief through surcharges, which allow them to bill shippers for pump prices above a baseline per-gallon cost.
July 8, 2013U.S. Eyes More Truck Rules
President Obama last week announced that the administration will begin work on a new round of fuel-economy standards that will apply to heavy- and medium-duty trucks starting in 2019.
July 1, 2013Fuel Standards Loom Large as MATS Opens
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Truck manufacturers and related suppliers are planning to showcase the diversity of their offerings in presentations at the Mid-America Trucking Show, which runs this week here at the Kentucky Exposition Center.
March 18, 2013E&MU: Fuel Standards Loom as MATS 2013 Opens
Truck manufacturers and related suppliers are planning to showcase the diversity of their offerings in presentations at the Mid-America Trucking Show, which runs this week at Louisville’s Kentucky Exposition Center.
March 18, 2013Oregon Low-Carbon Standard Would Cost Trucking Money, Jobs, OTA Says
Low-carbon fuel standard legislation being debated in the Oregon legislature would cost truckers more than $7 billion a year in extra fuel costs and eliminate 29,000 jobs, according to the Oregon Trucking Associations.
March 5, 2013