Love’s Mobile App Speeds Fuel Payment
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores added features to the Love’s Connect mobile app that allows professional drivers in the gas pump lane to select a payment account, choose a pump and activate it to start fueling.
March 26, 2018Warren Buffett Reveals He Paid $2.786 Billion for Stake in Pilot Flying J
Warren Buffett said his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. made only one “sensible” stand-alone acquisition last year, and it didn’t do much for his growing pile of cash.
March 20, 2018Diesel Dips 0.4¢ to $2.972; Oil Settles at $63 a Barrel
The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 0.4 cent to $2.972 as energy production in the U.S. remained strong and the price of crude oil stalled near $62 a barrel.
March 19, 2018Wex Adds Fuel Card for Mixed-Vehicle Fleets
Wex Inc. announced the latest addition to its line of fleet cards, WEX Cross Roads, a one-card solution for fleets operating multiple types of vehicles. The card provides unleaded gasoline and diesel fueling options at both truck stops and convenience stores.
March 19, 2018Hyliion Offers Own Trucks to Customers Wanting to Test Hybrid Electric Axle
The electrification company Hyliion announced it is making its hybrid electric 6X4HE axle available to potential customers to test on the company’s own Class 8 trucks.
March 19, 2018Crumbling County Roads: The Unintended Consequence of Energy Industry Traffic
Guadalupe Road in south Victoria County, Texas, was brand new in August 2016 after the county spent $200,000 to repave it for the first time in decades. But in the last few weeks, it began to crumble and crack, forcing county crews to patch up the deteriorating surface.
March 19, 2018Natural Gas Vehicles Group Asks Congress for Fuel Tax Credit Extension
Daniel Gage, president of National Gas Vehicles for America, asked lawmakers March 14 for a five-year extension of alternative fuel tax credits and the alternative fueling infrastructure credit.
March 15, 2018California, Trump Administration on Collision Course Over Auto Rules
California and the Trump administration are on a collision course over auto-efficiency regulations that could lead the White House to deploy the nuclear option: revoking the state’s cherished power to set its own limits on air pollution.
March 14, 2018EPA Chief Signals Showdown With California on Tailpipe Standards
The Trump administration’s chief environmental regulator signaled a coming showdown with California, warning the state won’t dictate the future of ambitious automobile fuel economy regulations enacted by the Obama administration.
March 13, 2018Diesel Slips 1.6¢ to $2.976 a Gallon
The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 1.6 cents to $2.976 as the price of a barrel of crude slipped to $61 as analysts expected U.S. production to continue at a high level. Trucking’s main fuel has seen five consecutive declines totaling 11 cents.
March 12, 2018