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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...

International LoneStar named to SmartWay list

The new International LoneStar big-rig truck has been certified by the Environmental Protection Agency as a SmartWay truck...

Goodyear joins SmartWay partnership

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co announced it has joined the Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Transport Partnership, which previously approved using the company's Fuel Max linehaul tires on SmartWay tractors and trailers...

PeopleNet offers MPG Guarantee Program

PeopleNet has launched the MPG Guarantee Program to help fleets improve miles-per-gallon fuel performance...

Canadian diesel price
hitting records highs

The price of diesel in Canada is hitting record highs and displacing labor as most carriers’ top operating cost...

Shell, Arrow Energy
to develop gas from coal

Shell Exploration Company BV (Shell) and Arrow Energy Ltd (Arrow), have signed a preliminary agreement to jointly develop projects to extract natural gas from coal deposits...

Enron Loophole close
no fuel magic fix

Although Congress has enacted legislation that will close the Enron Loophole, the New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) is pointing out that the action is not a "magic fix and prices will not drop automatically."...

ASTM committee OKs biodiesel specs

The ASTM International D02 Main Committee has approved a trio of ASTM specifications for biodiesel blends, according to the National Biodiesel Board (NBB)...

Natural gas prices forecast to rise

High oil prices, low liquefied gas (LNG) imports, consumption growth, and a year-over-year decline in working inventories of 326 billion cubic feet have all contributed to the recent strength in spot prices, according to the monthly report from the Department of Energy...

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