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ATA wants Congress to address fuel problems

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has called on Congress to support the trucking industry's efforts to reduce fuel consumption...


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BIO wants better greenhouse emission models

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) wants the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a better scientific model for greenhouse gas emissions measurements before releasing estimates that may understate the benefit from biofuels, according to BIO information...

IEA calls for improvement in energy efficiency, production

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is calling for improvement of energy efficiency and increasing the deployment of low-carbon energy, according to information presented at the launching of the agency's World Energy Outlook 2008...

EPA sets 2009 renewable fuel standard

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that the 2009 renewable fuel standard (RFS) will be 10.21 percent to ensure that at least 11.1 billion gallons of renewable fuels are blended into transportation gasoline...

Biodiesel rule manual
available for Midwest

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) region that includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and nine Tribal Nations has developed a user-friendly manual that identifies environmental regulatory rules and requirements for the construction and operation of biodiesel production facilities...

DOE projects lower
diesel price for 2009

With a weak economy projected to continue through most of 2009, along with lower crude oil prices, the average diesel price in 2009 is projected to be $1.08 lower than the average in 2008, according to the Short-Term Energy Outlook, a monthly report from the Department of Energy (DOE)...

OPEC pumps 32.26 million b/d of crude oil in October

The 13 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pumped an average 32.26 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil in October, according to a Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials just released...

Fuel oil industry
faces high fixed rates

The New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) and New England fuel oil dealers are seeking a meeting with the federal government after many customers opted to sign up for fixed rates when the cost of the product skyrocketed through mid-July, according to NEFI information...

Diesel price falls
to 2007 levels

The average price of diesel continued on its downward slide last week, falling over 14 cents to $2.944 per gallon, the lowest since September 2007...

Volatile market douses diesel survey

NATSO Inc, the association of the travel plaza and truckstop industry, has announced the suspension of its diesel volume survey as a result of the volatile petroleum market...

Diesel price continues downtrend

The average price of diesel continued in a downward trend last week, dropping 20 cents to $3.088 per gallon, according to Department of Energy data...

Kinder Morgan tests
ethanol pipeline

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Houston TX, has announced it is now undertaking tests to assess transporting biodiesel through its pipelines on a commercial basis...

Cobalt Biofuels to develop biobutanol

Cobalt Biofuels, Mountain View CA, has raised $25 million in equity to accelerate the commercialization of biobutanol, an advanced biofuel, according to company information...

Eaton hybrid engine showcased

Eaton Corp, Cleveland OH, has announced that 24 of the 35 trucks featured in the recent CALSTART “Worlds Largest Hybrid Ride & Drive” used Eaton hybrid power systems...

Diesel price
continues tumble

The average price of diesel continues to tumble, landing last week at $3.482 per gallon, a 17.7 cents drop from the week before, according to data from the Department of Energy...

Conley discusses
biofuel transportation

No matter what transportation modes eventually convey biofuels, tank trucks will haul the final load to its destination. That was the message from John Conley, National Tank Truck Carriers president, at the Platts Refined Products Storage and Transportation conference October 16-17 in Houston, Texas...

ASTM provides four
biodiesel standards

Four standards are now available from ASTM International to provide quality assurance for biodiesel, according to ASTM information...

Dillon Transport
wins SmartWay award

Dillon Transport Inc, a tank truck carrier in McCook IL, has received an Environmental Excellence Award from the Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay Transport Partnership...

National biofuels plan developed by USDA, DOE

A National Biofuels Action Plan (NBAP) to accelerate the development of a sustainable biofuels industry has been developed by the Biomass Research and Development Board that is co-chaired by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Energy (DOE), according to board information. ...

Legislation extends
biotax credit

Included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act signed by President Bush earlier to aid the economic crisis in the United States is an extension of the biodiesel blender tax credit...

Fuel, economy worry
trucking executives

Carriers are worrying most about the cost of fuel and the nation’s economy as it impacts the trucking industry, according to an American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) survey...

Several situations impact natural gas prices

Despite recent hurricane damage to natural gas supply infrastructure along the Gulf Coast, the current decline in prices is the result of more than just those events, including moderate temperatures, lower crude oil prices, and uncertainties about future economic growth, according to information from the Department of Energy (DOE)...

DOE projects drop
in 2009 diesel prices

Although crude oil prices are expected to be up slightly on average next year, the on-highway diesel retail prices are projected to average $3.91 per gallon in 2009--lower than the 2008 projection, according to the Department of Energy (DOE) Short Term Energy Outlook released October 7...

Diesel price
climbs slightly

The average price of diesel rose a fraction of a cent last week to $3.959 per gallon, according to information from the Department of Energy...

Truckstop diesel volumes decline

Diesel volumes at truckstops continue this year to decline over 2007 volumes, according to a fuel survey conducted by NATSO, an association representing 1,100 truckstops and travel plazas...

Windsor urges Senate
to implement energy plan

Barbara Windsor, Hahn Transportation president, has urged the Bush Administration and Congress to implement a comprehensive energy plan that will ensure an affordable supply of oil and limit the effect of rising fuel costs on the US economy...

Association touts
Algae biofuels

Algae holds great potential to provide a high-yield, non-food source of biodiesel, ethanol, and aviation fuels, according to information from the National Algae Association (NAA)...

Hurricane Ike threatens Gulf, oil prices

With Hurricane Ike threatening the Gulf of Mexico, all bets are off for the time being about its affect on oil prices, but the Department of Energy (DOE) noted that despite the shut-in of crude oil production and refinery outages as a result of Hurricane Gustav, futures prices continued to be significantly lower compared to the closing prices August 29...

Diesel cost sinking
in crude oil wake

Diesel costs are following in the wake of sinking crude oil prices-- diesel falling last week to $4.353 per gallon, almost 15 cents less than the week before, according to the Department of Energy (DOE)...

Texas renewable fuels
request denied

A request to reduce the nationwide renewable fuels standard has been denied by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to agency information...

Schneider plan
boosts fuel savings

Schneider National, Green Bay WI, is encouraging its owner-operators to drive efficiently by providing them a payback for lower mile-per-gallon usage, according to Schneider information...

Diesel price slips
10 cents per gallon

The average price of diesel slipped 10 cents last week to $4.502 per gallon, the second time in the same number of weeks, according to Department of Energy surveys...

Fleet Owner
to discuss fuel crisis

Two recognized fuel economy experts, Don Osterberg, vice-president, safety and driver training for Schneider National Inc, and Jim Booth, fuel economy consultant and retired applications engineer for Caterpillar Inc, will be the featured speakers at the second Survivors’ Guide to the Fuel Crisis Webcast presented by Truckload Carriers Association and Fleet Owner and sponsored by Cadec...

Windsor calls for comprehensive energy plan

Barbara Windsor, president and chief operation officer of Hahn Transportation Inc, New Market MD, has urged the Bush Administration and Congress to implement a comprehensive energy plan that will ensure an affordable supply of oil and limit the effect of rising fuel costs on the economy...

Statistics indicate
no fuel price relief

As last week's price of diesel edged down 4.6 cents from the week before to $4.718 per gallon, the Department of Energy (DOE) was forecasting a price average for 2008 at $4.35 per gallon...

More truck stops accept BioTrucker Fuel Card

The National Biodiesel Foundation (NBB) has announced that 80 new truck stops have been added to the BioTrucker Fuel Card network...




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