Transportation Leaders Haunted By Road Woes, Clean-Air Rules
WASHINGTON — While transportation professionals keep coming up with innovations in distribution, they also are squeezed by deteriorating infrastructure and demands for improved environmental quality, industry experts said.
January 19, 2015Diesel Average Tumbles 8.4¢ to $3.053
The downward spiral of diesel’s national average pump price continued last week, falling closer to the $3 mark.
January 19, 2015Oregon Congressman to Again Propose Higher Fuel Taxes to Pay for Roads
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, said he will reintroduce the bill he put forth last year to increase fuel taxes to pay for the nation’s road needs.
January 16, 2015Truckers Poised to Join US Car Drivers’ Fuel Relief
Sliding farm demand after the U.S. harvest and milder weather brings diesel, nearly identical to heating oil, more in line with gasoline.
January 16, 2015Oil Resumes Decline, One Day After Surge
West Texas Intermediate oil fell for the fourth time in five days as OPEC said it expects weaker demand for its crude, and U.S. output climbed to the highest in records dating to January 1983.
January 15, 2015Time to Call a Bottom? Oil Futures Surge
Crude oil surged the most in more than 2 1/2 years Jan. 14 after falling to the lowest since 2009.
January 14, 2015Rep. Huffman Pushes Bill to Replace Gas Tax
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) this week introduced a bill that would replace the diesel and gas tax with a carbon tax, the latest congressional proposal aimed at boosting transportation dollars ahead of the reauthorization of a major highway law this spring.
January 14, 2015Diesel to Average Below $3 This Year, DOE Says
U.S. retail diesel will average $2.85 per gallon this year, the Department of Energy said, lowering its most recent forecast by 22 cents.
January 13, 2015Oil Drops Below $45; U.S. Stockpiles May Speed Collapse
Oil extended losses to trade below $45 a barrel amid speculation that U.S. crude stockpiles will increase, exacerbating a global supply glut that’s driven prices to the lowest in more than 5½ years.
January 13, 2015Diesel Declines 8.4¢ to $3.053 a Gallon
Diesel’s national average pump price declined 8.4 cents to $3.053 a gallon, a four-year low, the Department of Energy reported Jan. 12.
January 12, 2015