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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

Love’s to Buy 50 Freightliner Trucks With CNG Engines

Love’s Travel Stops is buying 50 new Freightliner Cascadia trucks with compressed natural gas engines for its fleet of fuel haulers, Freightliner said Monday.

March 11, 2013
Business, Fuel

Gasoline Drops 5.6¢ to $3.74, Lundberg Reports

Gasoline’s average pump price fell 5.6 cents in the past two weeks to $3.74 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg survey of filling stations released Sunday. Diesel fell 4 cents to $4.13.

March 11, 2013
Business, Fuel

Diesel, Gasoline Decline, Breaking String of Increases

The string of fevered increases in U.S. retail diesel and gasoline prices broke last week as the Department of Energy reported declines for both of the products.

March 11, 2013
Business, Fuel

Shell to Develop LNG Transportation Corridors in Great Lakes, Gulf Coast

Shell Oil Co. said Tuesday it will develop liquefied natural gas transportation corridors in North America for trucking and commercial transportation.

March 6, 2013
Government, Fuel

Oregon Low-Carbon Standard Would Cost Trucking Money, Jobs, OTA Says

Low-carbon fuel standard legislation being debated in the Oregon legislature would cost truckers more than $7 billion a year in extra fuel costs and eliminate 29,000 jobs, according to the Oregon Trucking Associations.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
March 5, 2013
Business, Fuel

Diesel Declines 2.9¢ to $4.13 a Gallon; Gasoline Drops for First Time This Year

Diesel fell for the first time in seven weeks, dropping 2.9 cents to $4.13 a gallon, and gasoline fell for the first time this year, the Department of Energy said.

March 4, 2013
Business, Fuel

Diesel Up 0.2¢ After 6th Weekly Increase

Retail diesel prices edged up 0.2 cent last week to $4.159 a gallon, reaching the highest level ever recorded in the month of February, according to the Department of Energy.

March 4, 2013
Business, Fuel

Oil Falls Below $91 to Lowest Price of Year

Oil fell to its lowest price this year, declining more than $1 to finish below $91 a barrel, Bloomberg News reported.

March 1, 2013
Business, Fuel

Nat Gas Production Seen Robust Through 2040, Journal Reports

Natural-gas production in the United States will continue strong growth through 2040, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

February 28, 2013
Business, Fuel

Oil Holds Under $93, Near Lowest Price of Year

Oil rose slightly Wednesday from its lowest price this year to finish the trading day at just under $93 a barrel, following a Department of Energy report that said supplies rose last week, Bloomberg News reported.

February 27, 2013