Fuel

Now is the time for fleets to meet the challenge of complying with next year’s CARB regulations, a panelist said during a virtual Volvo Trucks regulatory workshop. 

The average diesel price posted its third straight substantial decline, falling 7.2 cents to hit $4.294 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Nov. 13.

Diesel and gasoline prices in Georgia continue to be free of state excise taxes through Nov. 29 after Gov. Brian Kemp re-extended for the second time a state of emergency executive order.

The record number of supertankers sailing toward the shores of the U.S. is getting ever larger, as there are 51 ships headed to the nation’s ports over the next three months.

Westport Fuel Systems expects definitive agreements for its high-pressure gas-injection fuel system joint venture with Volvo Group to be signed by the end of January, executives said.

Hyzon Motors plans to begin testing the next generation of its Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks with U.S. customers in the first quarter of 2024.

The national average diesel price fell 8.8 cents to settle at $4.366 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Nov. 6.

Tevva Motors Ltd. filed suit against ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. Nov. 3 as the dispute between the onetime partners in building a Class 8 hydrogen-powered truck escalates.

Industry leaders are pointing to several positive indicators that have caused a drop in aftermarket parts prices in the second quarter of 2023 from the first quarter.

Dry weather is set to force large oil tankers to completely stop using the Panama Canal, requiring the vessels to extend their voyages by thousands of miles, a shipping researcher said.