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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.

Government, Business, Fuel

Freight Groups Push for Inclusion in ‘Heroes Fund’

Two groups integral to the distribution of fuel in the country called on Congress to include them in a proposal that would provide essential personnel $25,000 in compensation during the pandemic.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 21, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel

OPEC+ Ministers Hold Impromptu Call to Reflect on Price Rout

Oil ministers from the OPEC+ coalition held an unscheduled conference call on April 21 to discuss the collapse in crude prices, though a closing statement signaled they didn’t settle on any new policy measures.

April 21, 2020
Business, Fuel

Negative WTI Offers Glimpse of Future for Oil Market in Meltdown

Traders may have hoped that the April 20 collapse in U.S. oil prices below zero for the first time in history was an aberration.

Jack Farchy | Bloomberg News
April 21, 2020
Business, Fuel, Logistics

World’s Biggest Oil Storage Firm Says Almost All Space Sold

The world’s biggest independent oil storage company has all but run out of space for crude and refined products as a result of the fast-expanding glut that COVID-19 has created.

Fred Pals and Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
April 21, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel, Breaking News

Daimler Truck AG, Volvo Group Plan Joint Venture on Hydrogen Fuel Systems

Global truck manufacturers Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group have reached a preliminary agreement on a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize fuel cell systems in heavy-duty vehicles by the second half of the decade.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 21, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel, Breaking News

Oil Price Turns Negative in Historic First; Diesel’s Decline Continues

The price of oil dropped to its lowest level in history April 20, sinking into negative pricing as oil supplies are beginning to overwhelm the globe’s storage capacity.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 20, 2020
Business, Fuel

Oil Plunges Below Zero for First Time in Unprecedented Fall

Of all the wild, unprecedented swings in financial markets since the coronavirus pandemic broke out, none has been more jaw-dropping than Monday’s collapse in a key segment of U.S. oil trading.

April 20, 2020
Business, Fuel, Top 100

Stocks Sink Under Weight of Another Collapse in Oil Prices

Stocks have fallen in early trading on Wall Street April 20, as energy stocks get hammered by the latest collapse in the price of oil.

Stan Choe | Associated Press
April 20, 2020
Business, Safety, Fuel

TravelCenters of America Announces 3,000 Furloughs

TravelCenters of America Inc. announced it will furlough 2,900 field employees and 122 corporate employees in an effort to maintain its long-term success.

April 17, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel

Montana Judge Blocks Keystone XL Permit for River Crossings

TC Energy Corp.’s Keystone XL oil-sands pipeline was dealt a setback with a judge’s ruling that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers improperly approved a streamlined permit process without fully evaluating the impact on endangered species.

April 16, 2020