National average diesel prices are expected to climb for the next three months before receding slightly toward the end of the year, according to projections by the Department of Energy.
July 11, 2007Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government
Diesel Price to Rise, DOE Says
Fuel, Business, Government
Diesel Rises 2¢ to $2.849
The average retail price of U.S. diesel fuel rose 2 cents to $2.849 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
July 10, 2007Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
EPA Proposes Tightening Ozone Standard
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed reducing the amount of ozone in the air, which trucking industry and manufacturing officials said could lead to retrofits of older trucks.
July 9, 2007Fuel, Government
Conn. Hikes Diesel Tax 11 Cents
Diesel fuel taxes in Connecticut increased 11 cents a gallon to 37 cents from 26 cents on July 1.
July 9, 2007Fuel, Government
Trust Fund Problems Hyped, House Transport Head Says
 A key congressional Democrat said dire pronouncements about the state of the Highway Trust Fund are driven by the Bush administration’s antipathy to a fuel-tax increase and its affinity for tolls and privatization.
July 9, 2007Business, Government, Safety, Fuel
Trucking Industry’s Largest Carrier Turns 100
Order a T-shirt from Jockey online or send your Toshiba laptop for repair, and your new shirt probably will arrive the next day, your repaired computer within the week. Both likely will come from Worldport, UPS Inc.’s 4 million-square-foot international air hub in Louisville, Ky.
July 9, 2007Fuel, Business, Government
Diesel Dips 0.6¢ to $2.829
The average retail price of U.S. diesel fuel fell 0.6 cent to $2.829 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
July 3, 2007Business, Fuel
McDonald’s to Convert Cooking Oil to Biodiesel in U.K.
July 2, 2007
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
DOT, California at Odds Over Emissions Plan
The U.S. Transportation Department believes that California’s plan to enact a program to cut global-warming emissions from vehicles is a state-level fuel-economy rule, Bloomberg reported.
July 2, 2007Business, Fuel, Government
Varied Oil Charges Make Forecasts Difficult, Analysts Say
James Burr likens the job of forecasting diesel fuel prices to that of a television weatherman.
July 2, 2007