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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

DOE Boosts Diesel Price Forecast

Diesel fuel will average $3.92 a gallon this year — below last year’s average but a nickel higher than a previous projection, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.

February 12, 2013
Business, Fuel

Diesel Rises 8.2¢ to $4.104 in Fourth Straight Increase; Gasoline Gains 7.3¢ to $3.611

Diesel rose 8.2 cents to $4.104 a gallon, the fourth straight increase and the highest price since October, while gasoline rose for an eighth week, the Department of Energy said.

February 12, 2013
Business, Fuel

Gasoline Price Jumped 25¢ in Past Two Weeks, Lundberg Survey Reports

Gasoline prices jumped 25 cents in the past two weeks to $3.59 a gallon, while diesel rose 12 cents to $4.07, according to the latest Lundberg survey of filling stations released Sunday.

February 11, 2013
Business, Safety, Government, Fuel, Autonomous

Traffic Costs Truckers $27 Billion In Extra Fuel, Wages, Study Says

Trucking fleets wasted some $27 billion on fuel and wages as their vehicles sat in traffic jams around the country during 2011, according to a new report from Texas A&M University’s Transportation Institute.

February 11, 2013
Business, Fuel

Diesel Jumps 9.5¢ to $4.022

Retail fuel prices rose significantly last week, with the diesel average jumping 9.5 cents a gallon to $4.022 — the largest spike since August — and gasoline leaping 18.1 cents — the most in nearly two years, according to the Department of Energy.

February 11, 2013
Business, Fuel

Oil Takes First Weekly Drop in Two Months

Oil posted its first weekly decline in two months, finishing at below $96 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Bloomberg News reported.

February 8, 2013
Business, Fuel

DEF Pump Price Holds at $2.79 a Gallon

The retail price of diesel exhaust fluid at U.S. truck stops held at $2.79 a gallon in January from the previous month, Integer Research Ltd. reported.

February 7, 2013
Business, Fuel

Goal Set for Biodiesel to be 10% of On-Road Diesel Market by 2022

The National Biodiesel Board announced a goal for biodiesel to make up 10% of the on-road diesel market by 2022.

February 6, 2013
Business, Fuel

Diesel Rises 9.5¢ to More Than $4 a Gallon; Gasoline Jumps 18.1¢ to $3.538

Diesel rose 9.5 cents to $4.022 a gallon, the first time it has topped $4 in more than two months, while gasoline jumped 18.1 cents to $3.538, its biggest spike in almost two years, the Department of Energy said.

February 4, 2013
Government, Business, Fuel

EPA Proposes Biofuel Mandate

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a cellulosic biofuel mandate that it said complies with a court ruling that overturned its previous methodology for the mandate.

February 4, 2013