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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

US Gasoline Traders Would Rather Export Than Ship to New York

The busiest U.S. fuel pipeline is running below capacity, as Gulf Coast refiners get fatter margins exporting to Latin America than shipping to New York.

Jeffrey Bair | Bloomberg News
May 16, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

Oil Advances as Shrinking US Gasoline Supply Brightens Outlook

Oil rose after a government report showed shrinking U.S. gasoline supplies, suggesting more demand ahead for crude as tensions flare in the Middle East.

Alex Nussbaum | Bloomberg News
May 15, 2019
Fuel

How Fleets Can Take Advantage of Biodiesel's Benefits

What fuel can help you reduce fuel costs and emissions while keeping fleet performance strong? The answer is biodiesel. Learn why large national fleets like Ruan Transportation and small local operations are running on biodiesel blends in this webinar from North America’s largest biodiesel producer, Renewable Energy Group.

May 15, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous, TCA

Startup Valqari Aims to Prepare Mailboxes for Drone Delivery

You can build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door, Ralph Waldo Emerson noted in the late 19th century. More than 100 years later, Ryan Walsh is building a better mailbox so the world’s goods can be delivered to your door.

Suzanne Baker | Naperville (Ill.) Sun
May 15, 2019
Business, Technology, Fuel

In Shift to Electric Buses, China Is Ahead of US

Plodding down DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn is a bus moving under the power of an eerily quiet motor. It looks newer than most buses on the route, with a vivid digital display facing the driver and doors that part with a futuristic pneumatic swoosh. Commuters trundling aboard at rush hour don’t seem to realize this is one of the few electric buses—300 last year, to be exact—in America.

Brian Eckhouse | Bloomberg News
May 15, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, Letters to the Editor

Letter: A Future Vision for Diesel Engines

I read with a skeptical eye the article quoting Mr. Roger Nielsen on the demise of the diesel (Transport Topics 4-29, p. 1). It’s true that the clipper ship Cutty Sark had only a decade before the age of steam kicked her off her pedestal as the fastest way to transport tea, but I also wonder if Mr. Nielsen’s predicted demise of the diesel engine may turn out to be an exaggeration.

May 14, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

Diesel Drops 1.1¢ to $3.16 a Gallon; Oil Slides to $61 a Barrel

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 1.1 cents to $3.160 a gallon. Oil prices slipped to $61 a barrel as the United States and China imposed higher tariffs on the other’s goods, which chilled the outlook for demand.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
May 13, 2019
Business, Technology, Fuel

GNA, Cal-Riverside to Advise on Lowering Vehicle Emissions

Gladstein, Neandross and Associates and the University of California-Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology announced the launch of the Low and Zero Emission Readiness Initiative.

May 13, 2019
Business, Fuel

Oil Shrugs Off US Tariff Hike to Climb on Tighter Supply

Oil pushed higher despite the U.S. imposition of higher tariffs on Chinese goods, as rising tensions in Iran and elsewhere kept the supply outlook tight.

Alex Longley | Bloomberg News
May 10, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics

Lawmakers Mull Funding Options for $2 Trillion Infrastructure Deal

WASHINGTON — More than a week after President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats elevated a $2 trillion infrastructure package for lawmakers’ legislative agenda, stakeholders are speaking up about their funding preferences in advance of a planned meeting between the White House and transportation policymakers to discuss how to pay for the initiative.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 9, 2019