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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 Average Up 1.7¢ to $3.96

The price of retail diesel rose last week for the fourth consecutive time, edging up 1.7 cents a gallon to $3.96, the U.S. Department of Energy reported.

February 27, 2012
Business, Fuel

Oil Ends Week Over $109 a Barrel

Oil extended its longest rally in two years, rising to finish the trading week over $109 a barrel, Bloomberg reported.

February 24, 2012
Business, Fuel

Oil Finishes Over $107 a Barrel

Oil rose for a sixth trading day, rising $1.55 to finish at $107.83 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, a more than nine-month high, Bloomberg reported.

February 23, 2012
Fuel

Pilot Flying J to Acquire Western Petroleum

Pilot Flying J said it has agreed to buy Western Petroleum LLC, which sells and transports fuel and lubricants to the oil and gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing industries.

February 22, 2012
Business, Fuel

Diesel Rises 1.7¢ to $3.96 in Fourth Straight Gain

Diesel fuel rose for a fourth week, gaining 1.7 cents to $3.96 a gallon, while gasoline rose for the eighth time in nine weeks, the Department of Energy said.

February 22, 2012
Business, Fuel

Oil Shoots Past $105 a Barrel

Oil closed at a nine-month high over $105 a barrel on Tuesday, after finishing every trading day last week over $100, Bloomberg reported.

February 21, 2012
Government, Business, Fuel

Maryland Gov. Wants to Apply 6% Sales Tax to All Fuel Purchases

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) has sent the legislature his proposal for imposing the state’s 6% sales tax on all motor fuel purchases — a plan that based on today’s prices could add nearly $40 in taxes every time a trucker fills up.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
February 21, 2012
Business, Fuel

Cummins Adding 12-Liter Natural Gas Engine

Engine maker Cummins Inc. said its 50-50 joint venture with Westport Innovations has introduced a 12-liter version of its natural gas engine.

February 21, 2012
Business, Fuel

Diesel Climbs 8.7¢ to $3.943; Fuel Price Highest Since November

Retail diesel prices hit their highest levels in three months last week, jumping 8.7 cents to $3.943 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.

February 20, 2012
Business, Fuel

Oil Ends Week at Nine-Month High Over $103

Oil finished the week at a nine-month high over $103 a barrel and took its biggest weekly gain this year, as signs of an improving U.S. economy and progress on a bailout for Greece boosted projected fuel demand, Bloomberg reported.

February 17, 2012