EPA to Award $5 Million for Midwest Clean-Diesel Projects
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative said Friday today announced that it expects to award about $5 million in grants for diesel-emission reduction projects in five Midwestern states.
March 17, 2008ATA Projects Record Diesel Fuel Costs for 2008
American Trucking Associations is projecting a record high diesel fuel bill for the trucking industry this year, at $135 billion.
March 17, 2008Volvo Displays ‘Green’ Trucks to Run on Alternative Fuels
WASHINGTON — Global truck producer Volvo AB recently demonstrated trucks that can run on one of seven different alternative fuels, but company officials said they could not forecast when an over-the-road model of any of these seven trucks might be available.
March 17, 2008Schneider Sets Fuel-Hauling Service
Truckload carrier Schneider National said Monday it has added fuel-hauling capabilities to its bulk hauling division.
March 17, 2008Con-way Drops Truck Speeds to Cut Carbon, Save on Fuel
Less-than-truckload carrier Con-way Freight announced last week that it will set speed governors on its trucks at a maximum of 62 mph, down from 65 mph — a move the company said will cut its diesel consumption by about 3.2 million gallons a year.
March 17, 2008Diesel Jumps to $3.819 a Gallon
The U.S. average retail diesel price broke its record high for the third straight week, surging to $3.819 a gallon and topping $4 a gallon in some places, pushed by soaring crude oil prices that also set all-time highs and closed above $110 a barrel for the first time in history.
March 17, 2008EPA Sets Emissions Standards for Trains, Ships
Railroad locomotive engines and marine vessels will be subject to new clean air standards that would sharply reduce particulate and nitrogen oxide emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency said Friday.
March 14, 2008EPA Sets New Ozone Standard
The Environmental Protection Agency reduced its primary eight-hour ozone standard to 0.075 parts per million from 0.084 ppm to comply with the requirements of the Clean Air Act.
March 14, 2008Oil Closes Over $110 a Barrel
Crude oil closed above $110 a barrel for the first time Thursday after hitting an intraday record $111, Bloomberg reported.
March 13, 2008DOE Boosts Fuel-Price Forecast
The Department of Energy sharply boosted its projection for diesel prices, saying it will average $3.45 a gallon this year — 57 cents above last year’s average — and $3.70 in March and April.
March 11, 2008