Fuel News

Also on the podcast: A roundup of recent news in the oil and diesel world.

An ATRI study shows how electric vehicles can be taxed to keep the Highway Trust Fund from going bankrupt.

Commodity diesel prices also rose on Monday, up toward October 2018 levels

Trucks release a lot of data. Two attorneys from the Benesch law firm discuss the ownership of that data on this week’s podcast.

“Currently, sustainable aviation fuel accounts for less than 0.1% of the world’s use of aviation fuel. We want to help our customers use more SAF,” said Anna Mascolo, president of aviation at Shell.

Fuel hedging expert Elaine Levin explains her bullish outlook on price hedging and how it can help carriers lock in their fuel budget.

Renewable diesel is the hot new market in the fuels business. An expert discusses why.

SkyBitz executive Ken Moore explains how remote fuel storage tank monitoring works and why it can help reduce freight costs in a fireside chat at FreightWaves’ Fuel Buyers Summit.

“The lower the carbon intensity of the fuel, the higher the value,” Megan Boutwell, VP of operations at Stillwater Associates, said about low-carbon fuel standards.

Stephen Jones of Argus Media is one of the company’s leading analysts. He shares the Argus view of the market at the FreightWaves Fuel Buyers Summit.

Even as the benchmark number rose, diesel on the key commodity exchange declined sharply.

Times are very good for independent drivers, according to a person who works with their finances.

FreightWaves has a diverse group of experts to talk about the No. 2 cost for trucking companies.

There is still lots of lost crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico from Ida.

The Biden administration set a target to produce 3 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel by 2030. Domestic production currently sits around 4.5 million gallons per year.

FreightWaves’ Brian Straight was at the big conference for home delivery in the city of brotherly love.

Even as the benchmark number for surcharges rose, the commodity price Monday took a significant downturn.

Last week’s commodity diesel prices were higher after big declines the previous week.

Loss of refining capacity seems to be spooking traders more than the crude production outages in the Gulf of Mexico.

Also on the podcast: The founder of a logistics startup surveys the pre-holiday supply chain.