Fuel

Multiple startups have spent years working toward a world in which wireless EV charging goes mainstream, and as adoption picks up, momentum is building to make that dream a reality.

The Biden administration granted a fuel policy change designed to boost sales of corn-based ethanol, but delayed the shift until 2025 to prevent gasoline price spikes this summer.

A wave of opposition is mounting in Illinois to a bill that would have the state mirror California’s strict emissions laws that would eventually prohibit sales of diesel-powered trucks.

The national average diesel price remained unchanged at $4.109, the first time there was no fluctuation since last summer, according to EIA data for the week of Feb. 19.

State lawmakers rushing to jump on the battery-electric vehicle bandwagon for longhaul trucks will create a web of operational roadblocks and other problems, a new report says. 

TMC Executive Director Robert Braswell said challenging technical issues and industry innovation will be in the spotlight March 4-7 in New Orleans.

Diesel's national average price topped $4 for the first time in 10 weeks, rising 21 cents to $4.109 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data for the week of Feb.12.

The California Department of Transportation announced on Feb. 14 a $127 million agreement with Stadler Rail AG to expand its fleet of zero-emission, hydrogen-powered passenger trains.

Former Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn has again rejected any blame for a 2015 scandal in which the company used a so-called defeat device to undermine carbon emission testing.

Fuel card skimming is on the rise. Read Dan Calabrese's report on what trucking fleets can do to thwart cyber criminals who engage in this high tech theft.