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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.

Business, Equipment, Fuel

Portion of Anheuser-Busch Fleet to Use Renewable Natural Gas

Anheuser-Busch is transitioning more than 180 Class 8 trucks, representing 30% of its dedicated fleet, to renewable natural gas.

August 14, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel

Senate Passes Pipelines Policy Bill

The Senate this month passed a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the agency overseeing pipeline safety across the country.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 14, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Valvoline Launches Second Iteration of Multifuel Engine Oil

Valvoline Inc. launched the second iteration of its heavy-duty engine oil first released in 2018 — Valvoline Premium Blue One Solution Gen2.

August 14, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100

J.B. Hunt Progresses Toward Sustainability Goals

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has issued a report that provides a window into the company’s current energy usage and outlines a series of corporatewide sustainability goals it has adopted.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 13, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel

Daimler to Pay $2.2 Billion to Settle US Diesel Issues

Daimler AG will pay about $2.2 billion to settle U.S. diesel-emissions issues in the latest fallout from years of closer regulatory scrutiny on vehicle pollution.

August 13, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel

Diesel Increases 0.4¢ to $2.428 for First Increase in Four Weeks

The average price of diesel increased for the first time in four weeks, inching up four-tenths of a cent nationally to $2.428 per gallon on Aug. 10, according to the Energy Information Administration’s weekly report.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
August 12, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel

Commercial Trucks Pick Up Speed on Road to Sustainability

Commercial trucking is making progress with sustainability, but obstacles and unknowns remain, according to a coalition of industry groups.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 12, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel

Hyperion to Unveil Hydrogen-Powered Supercar, but Needs Investors

With little more than sketches and not fully baked prototypes, a crowd of electric vehicle startups have rounded up billions from investors. Can that fundraising engine drive a hydrogen-powered car?

Kyle Stock | Bloomberg News
August 12, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Tesla Splits Stock to Make Lofty Shares Attainable Again

Tesla Inc. is splitting its richly valued shares in a 5-for-1 exchange, a move designed to make the stock less expensive for individual investors after the company became the world’s most valuable automaker.

Ed Ludlow | Bloomberg News
August 12, 2020
Business, Fuel

Occidental’s Lone Rig Shows Downfall of Permian Basin Oil Giant

Occidental Petroleum Corp. will have just a single oil rig in the Permian Basin in the second half of the year, illustrating the scale of the shale industry’s pullback and the company’s debt woes.

Kevin Crowley | Bloomberg News
August 11, 2020