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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, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

AMA Transportation Hires Carrier Logistics to Manage LTL Software

Carrier Logistics Inc., a provider of freight management software for less-than-truckload fleets, said that AMA Transportation Co. Inc. has implemented its FACTS solution to modernize its business processes and improve productivity.

September 30, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

Pemex Faces Oil Trading Team Exodus Amid Pricing Review

Petroleos Mexicanos’ head of crude oil trading Victor Briones and two other executives left the company amid a conflict over an external review of the nation’s crude price formulas, people familiar with the matter said.

September 27, 2019
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous, TCA

Bollinger Introduces Electric Trucks

Bollinger Motors debuted its four-door, all-electric SUV and pickup trucks.

Henry Payne | The Detroit News
September 27, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

A 12,000-Mile Trip May Be in Vain Due to Iran Oil Sanctions

More than two months and 20,000 kilometers (12,000 miles) ago, the tanker Da Yuan Hu left Singapore and headed to Mexico to pick up a shipment of crude oil. On Sept. 26, with less than two weeks to go until it reaches its destination, its long quest could be in jeopardy.

September 26, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel

Spear to Target Jury Verdicts, HOS, Infrastructure at MCE

The head of American Trucking Associations plans to focus on fighting back against large court verdicts against the industry, continuing the push for a national infrastructure package and working toward reform for federal hours-of-service rules when the industry gathers for ATA's annual Management Conference & Exhibition in San Diego.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 26, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Trailer Orders Fall for Fourth Straight Month

U.S. trailer orders in August bounced along below 11,000 units for the fourth consecutive month and were 72% lower than a year earlier, according to ACT Research, amid near-record factory inventories of undelivered trailers, plus plentiful cancellations.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
September 26, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous

DeFazio: House Transportation Panel Likely to Take Up Highway Bill Early Next Year

WASHINGTON — The transportation committee in the U.S. House of Representatives is likely to consider a long-awaited highway bill early next year, Rep. Peter DeFazio, the chamber’s top transportation policymaker, said in an exclusive interview with Transport Topics.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 26, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

China Battery Giant Shrugs Off Headwinds With $1.4 Billion Plan

China’s top maker of electric-vehicle batteries plans to spend $1.4 billion (10 billion yuan) building its first factory in the southwest of the country, adding to ambitious plans for the next decade even as the short-term EV outlook gets buffeted by subsidy cuts and demand uncertainties.

September 26, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous

Experts Advocate Infrastructure Funding, Reforms at House Hearing

Significant upgrades of freight and commuter corridors would vastly improve motorists’ quality of life and regional commerce, a panel of infrastructure experts told a congressional panel Sept. 25.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 25, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

California Drivers May See $4 a Gallon at the Gas Pump

California drivers soon may pay $4 a gallon at the pump after refinery upsets pushed up the wholesale market in San Francisco to the strongest level in almost seven years.

Jeffrey Bair | Bloomberg News
September 25, 2019