Fuel
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Pilot Flying J changes name to capture totality of businesses (with video)
Seeing expansion of the truck stop business as finite, Pilot Flying J is rapidly expanding its energy business. Reflecting that is a name change to…
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Fueled by concerns over the ‘China virus,’ oil markets tumble
Jet fuel demand could be impacted by a drop in air travel, which would work to push down diesel prices.
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Drilling Deep: What a trucking lawyer thinks about ‘nuclear’ verdicts
Rob Moseley is an attorney at Moseley Marciniak in South Carolina. He’s defends trucking companies in the courtroom, and he’s watched as verdicts against trucking…
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Phillips 66 and partner drop plans for renewable diesel plant in Washington
Companies cite permitting issues, but the market for the product remains hot on environmental regulations.
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WTT?!? weekday: SONAR diesel fuel forecaster and more [with video]
We gear up into this frigid week with a wild ride of headlines and industry updates. First, some bad news: a fatal shooting at a…
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Top 10 ways to lower diesel fuel expenses for trucking companies
FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller writes about methods to lower diesel fuel expenses for large and small trucking companies.
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FreightWaves introduces next-day wholesale diesel forecast index
Fuel is the second-largest expense for trucking fleets, after labor. Every penny a fleet saves on fuel goes directly to the bottom line. Predicting where…
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Love’s plans up to 40 new stores, 3,000 parking spots in 2020 (updated)
(Updated with comments from Love’s spokeswoman on size of growth in 2019). Love’s Travel Stops’ growth plans this year are in line to slightly more…
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Book review: ‘IMO 2020: A Regulatory Tsunami’
A new book places IMO 2020 in the context of a potential “third revolution” for shipping.
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Drilling Deep: the myth of energy independence, and the Deutsche view on trucking 2020
What does it mean to be “energy independent?” The President of the United States thinks the country is there now. On this week’s Drilling Deep…
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