Fuel
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.
So. Calif. Emissions Rules Could Boost New Truck Sales
A push for lower emissions from heavy-duty trucks, coupled with grants from state and localities in order to meet Southern California’s air-quality standards, are prompting interest in and sales of new trucks in the region, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported Monday.
June 25, 2007Senate Seeks Mileage Study Before Setting Truck CAFE
The Senate last week weakened legislation that would have set mileage standards for heavy trucks, instead ordering an 18-month study of large-truck fuel economy before the government can set such standards.
June 25, 2007OEMs Promote Disc Brakes as 2007 Option
Class 8 truck makers said they are offering electronically controlled air disc brakes as an option in 2007 models, promoting them as safer and easier to maintain than the drum brakes most U.S. heavy trucks use.
June 25, 2007Senate Passes Energy Bill
The Senate passed a comprehensive energy bill late Thursday that raises average auto fuel efficiency standards, but the measure did not include a tax on oil companies that would have boosted alternative fuel development, Agence France-Press reported.
June 22, 2007Oil Falls as Inventories Gain
Crude oil fell back by almost $1 a barrel following an Energy Department report that showed oil inventories jumped much higher than expectations last week, Bloomberg reported.
June 21, 2007Senate Panel Backs Alternative Fuel Tax Breaks
A Senate committee approved $28 billion in tax breaks Tuesday to underwrite renewable fuels and “clean coal” technology, but the full Senate cut back provisions that would greatly expand diesel fuel made from coal, the New York Times reported.
June 20, 2007Oil Rises to Nine-Month High, Nearing $70 a Barrel
Crude oil futures rose to a nine-month high Tuesday, closing at $69.10 a barrel, the highest New York Mercantile Exchange closing price since Sept. 1, Bloomberg reported.
June 19, 2007Diesel Rises 1.3¢ to $2.805; Gas Falls to Just Over $3
Diesel fuel’s national average retail price rose 1.3 cents $2.805 a gallon, while gasoline fell 6.7 cents but remained just over $3, the Department of Energy said Monday.
June 19, 2007Democrats Demand Action on ‘Hot’ Fuel
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats said steps need to be taken to ensure that U.S. consumers are not getting shortchanged by “hot” fuel, but representatives of the fuel retailing industry said adjusting sales by temperature was unnecessary and would hurt small businesses.
June 18, 2007ULSD Supply Problems Minimal, Officials Say
Pipeline companies said avoiding contamination of ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel is less a problem than originally thought, and that they have not had problems obtaining enough of the new fuel.
June 18, 2007