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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, Fuel

OPEC Said to Work on Oil Deal to Restore Unity

OPEC is making a last-ditch effort to rescue an organization many dubbed dead only weeks ago by working on a deal to restore unity among some of the world’s largest oil exporters as ministers gathered in Vienna.

May 31, 2016
Business, Fuel

Diesel Average Rises 6¢ to $2.357

As crude oil prices continued to advance, the U.S. retail average price of diesel and gasoline rose with it, both jumping about 6 cents per gallon.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
May 30, 2016
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Forward Air CFO Rodney Bell to Retire, XPO’s Michael Morris to Take Post

Forward Air Corp. announced that Chief Financial Officer Rodney Bell will retire on June 27 and that Michael Morris, an XPO Logistics executive, will replace Bell in the post.

May 29, 2016
Business, Fuel

Oil Eases Gains After Exceeding $50 for First Time This Year

Crude prices in New York and London briefly breached the long-anticipated $50-a-barrel barrier May 26, with West Texas Intermediate touching as high as $50.21 before paring gains and closing at $49.48 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

May 26, 2016
Business, Fuel

EPA Proposes Increase in Biodiesel for 2018

The Environmental Protection Agency wants U.S. fuel distributors to move 2.1 billion gallons of biodiesel in 2018 as part of the continuing increase in the nation’s renewable fuel standard, the agency said.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
May 24, 2016
Government, Fuel, Business

Minnesota Becomes Seventh State to Fail to Pass Fuel-Tax Hike

Minnesota became the seventh state to fail to pass a fuel-tax increase this year as its legislative session ended at midnight May 22 with no agreement on a long-awaited major transportation funding package despite the state’s $900 million budget surplus.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
May 23, 2016
Business, Fuel

Modest Biofuel Quota for 2017 Blasted by Producers

The Obama administration tried to strike a cautious compromise May 18 in setting quotas for a controversial renewable fuels program that pits Big Oil against Corn Belt interests.

May 19, 2016
Business, Fuel

Diesel Rises 2.6¢ to $2.297; Price Is Highest for 2016

The U.S. retail diesel average rose 2.6 cents to $2.297 the highest price this year, the Department of Energy said May 16.

May 16, 2016
Fuel

Volvo: Too Tough GHG Rule May Scare Off Truck Buyers

DUBLIN, Va. — Volvo Trucks North America is laboring diligently to persuade federal and state regulators to ramp up standards on greenhouse-gas emissions in an orderly fashion so as not to scare off fleets from buying more fuel-efficient trucks that will be produced to comply with the Phase 2 rule expected later this year.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
May 16, 2016
Fuel

Volvo Trucks Lobbying for Smooth Transition to Stricter Greenhouse-Gas Standards

DUBLIN, Va. — Volvo Trucks North America is laboring diligently to persuade federal and state regulators to ramp up standards on greenhouse-gas emissions in an orderly fashion so as not to scare off fleets from buying more fuel-efficient trucks that will be produced to comply with the Phase 2 rule expected later this year.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
May 12, 2016