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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

Diesel Dips Another 5.1¢ to 16-Month Low of $3.678 Per Gallon

Retail diesel prices tumbled another 5.1 cents to $3.678 last week, the lowest level in 16 months, the U.S. Department of Energy reported.

July 2, 2012
Business, Fuel, Government

Court Upholds EPA on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A federal appeals court backed the Obama administration's campaign to limit greenhouse-gas emissions, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

June 27, 2012
Business, Fuel

Oil, Gas Production Curbing U.S. Imports, Journal Reports

Expanded U.S. oil and natural gas production could cut oil imports in half by 2020 and end them by 2035, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

June 27, 2012
Business, Fuel

Diesel Drops 5.1¢ to 16-Month Low $3.678; Gasoline Tumbles 9.6¢ to $3.437 a Gallon

Diesel fell for the 11th straight week, dropping 5.1 cents to $3.678 a gallon, a 16-month low, while gasoline dropped almost a dime, the Department of Energy said.

June 26, 2012
Editorial, Business, Fuel

Editorial: ATA’s Natural Gas Summit

As noted on other pages of this week’s edition of Transport Topics, American Trucking Associations will be conducting the first comprehensive summit on the use of natural gas in trucking.

June 25, 2012
Business, Fuel

ATA to Host Trucking Natural Gas Summit Nov. 28-30 in Arlington, Va.

American Trucking Associations said it will host a first-ever national summit on the growing use of natural gas as a fuel for moving freight across the country.

June 25, 2012
Business, Fuel

Diesel Drops 5.2¢ to $3.729 After 10th Consecutive Decline

U.S. diesel prices continued their longest slide in 3½ years, as the national average declined 5.2 cents to $3.729 a gallon last week, the Department of Energy reported.

June 25, 2012
Business, Fuel

Gasoline Could Drop Below $3 by the Fall

Gasoline could fall below $3 a gallon by the fall, in contrast to predictions earlier this year that it would approach $5, USA Today reported Friday.

June 22, 2012
Business, Fuel

Oil Closes Below $80 a Barrel for First Time Since October

Oil fell more than $3 Thursday to finish the trading day under $80 a barrel for the first time since early October, Bloomberg reported.

June 22, 2012
Business, Fuel

Oil Closes Below $82 Following Strong Supply Report

Oil fell to finish the trading day below $82 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since early October following a Department of Energy report that showed supplies near a 22-year high, Bloomberg reported.

June 20, 2012