Minnesota to Raise Biodiesel Requirement to 10% Next Year
Minnesota will become the first state to require that most diesel fuel sold in the warm-weather months be a blend containing 10% biodiesel, the Associated Press reported.
October 7, 2013Westport Mulls Future of 15-Liter LNG Engine
An executive with Westport Innovations said the company has spoken with customers about discontinuing its 15-liter liquefied natural gas engine because it may not be economically viable.
October 7, 2013Diesel Declines 3¢ to $3.919; Gasoline Lowest Since January
The national average price for diesel fuel dipped 3 cents to $3.919 a gallon last week, the third straight decline, while gasoline dropped 7 cents to $3.425, its lowest level since January, the Department of Energy reported.
October 7, 2013ATA Asks Court to Reconsider Upholding Calif. Low Carbon Fuel Standard
American Trucking Associations and several oil producer and user trade groups have asked an appeals court to reconsider a three-judge appeals panel’s ruling upholding California’s low-carbon fuel standard.
October 4, 2013Clean Energy to Distribute Fuel Made From Waste
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. said it has begun distributing a renewable form of natural-gas fuel made from waste at 35 public Clean Energy stations in California and will make it available to fleets nationwide.
October 3, 2013Diesel Falls 3¢ to $3.919 in Biggest Drop Since April; Gas Hits 9-Month Low
Diesel fell 3 cents to $3.919 a gallon, its third straight decrease and the biggest single-week downturn in five months, while gasoline fell 7 cents to $3.425, its lowest price since January, the Department of Energy reported.
September 30, 2013Pilot’s Haslam: Changes Will Prevent Fuel Rebate Problems
Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam said Sept. 30 that his company has instituted practices to prevent fuel-rebate discrepancies in response to revelations that the truck-stop chain short-changed some trucking company customers.
September 30, 2013Boxer Proposes Fuel-Tax Overhaul For Funding U.S. Highway Projects
The head of the Senate committee that will write the next highway funding bill said last week she wants to end the federal fuel taxes that truckers and others pay at the pump.
September 30, 2013Diesel Down 2.5¢ to $3.949; Largest Dip in Five Months
The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel dipped 2.5 cents to $3.949, the second straight decline and the largest one-week drop in five months, the Department of Energy reported Sept. 23.
September 30, 2013Diesel Drops 2.5¢ to $3.949 in Second Straight Decline; Gas Drops 5.2¢ to 12-Week Low
Diesel fell 2.5 cents to $3.949 a gallon, its second straight decline and the biggest single-week downturn in five months, the Department of Energy reported.
September 24, 2013