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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.

Government, Business, Fuel, Autonomous

SoCal Port Trucks Falling Short in Gate Moves

While the air at the Port of Los Angeles is cleaner, the owners of than two-thirds of the 2,200 drayage trucks purchased with $20,000 in port emissions reduction incentive grants face financial penalties because their trucks will not make the required minimum 300 gate moves during their first year of operation, port officials said.

March 16, 2010
Business, Fuel

Renewable Energy Acquires Two Biodiesel Plants

Renewable Energy Group has acquired two biodiesel plants, making it North America's largest biodiesel manufacturer, the company said.

March 15, 2010
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

DOT to Drop Diesel, Paint from Hazmat Transport List

The Transportation Department announced last week it will drop some materials, including paint and diesel fuel, from the list of substances the agency considers dangerous enough to require hazmat motor carriers to file detailed security plans.

March 15, 2010
Business, Fuel, Government

Diesel Fuel Up for Third Week To Highest Level Since Nov. ’08

The average price for retail diesel rose for a third straight week, this time by 4.3 cents to $2.904 a gallon, to the highest level since November 2008, the Department of Energy reported.

March 15, 2010
Business, Fuel

DOE Sees Diesel Climbing Toward $3 a Gallon

Diesel will average $2.96 a gallon this year and $3.14 in 2011, the Department of Energy said, about in line with a previous forecast.

March 9, 2010
Business, Fuel

Diesel Climbs for Third Week, Rising 4.3¢ to $2.904

Diesel’s national average pump price rose for the third straight week, increasing 4.3 cents to $2.904 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.

March 9, 2010
Business, Fuel

Gasoline Gains 9.6¢ to $2.73 a Gallon, Lundberg Says

Gasoline’s national average price rose 9.6 cents in the past two weeks to $2.73 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.

March 8, 2010
Letters to the Editor, Business, Safety, Government, Fuel

Letters: Port Battles, Telemarketers, Carbon Footprint, Sleep Apnea, Buy American

Who is paying the legal costs for the Port of Los Angeles to pursue the “employee only” model? How much taxpayer money is being wasted on a lost cause that has been reviewed and re-reviewed in the courts?

March 8, 2010
Business, Fuel

Diesel, Gasoline Rise Again

The average retail price of U.S. diesel rose 2.9 cents last week, the second consecutive increase, pushing the cost of trucking’s main fuel to $2.861 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.

March 8, 2010
Government, Business, Fuel, Equipment, Autonomous

Diesel Emissions-Reduction Funds Available in SoCal

California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District is offering incentive funding of up to $50,000 for the purchase of a diesel truck or up to $100,000 for the purchase of a natural gas truck, in return for scrapping an older Class 8 diesel truck, the agency said.

March 2, 2010