Fuel prices and developments affect the entire supply chain, and can place a lot of pressure on carriers. Check back here for news and information related to fuel prices and the gas sector, plus insights and analysis on trends and issues impacting the industry.
VW settlement money is helping fleets replace polluting vehicles with cleaner equipment, but so far most of the money is invested in diesel, not electrification.
A professor from UH-Downtown, who also was a driver, is studying the issue
California passed a new rule curbing nitrogen oxide emissions from trucks, potentially setting up another conflict with the Trump Administration over the state’s authority to enact air quality regulations.
Diesel market continues to trend lower after upward movement earlier in the week
Thursday was quiet but heavy activity booking loads will begin quickly.
The head transportation analyst at Deutsche Bank says a market that sped up through the second quarter has raced ahead so far in the third
Commodity diesel prices are up just a few cents from the end of last week
Gasoline soars but diesel inventories are plentiful, curbing impact of possible refinery shutdowns
NEXT Trucking, Fuel Ox, Bendix and Southeastern Freight make strategic employee moves.
With diesel cheap, the fuel advantage for moving a ton of freight narrows for the railroads.
Driven by tax breaks, production is rising of the fuel that is a one-to-one substitute for conventional diesel.
The country’s largest brewer is transitioning more than 180 trucks in its Houston and St. Louis fleets to renewable natural gas to help reduce its carbon footprint.
Trucking fleets should educate themselves about the array of alternatives as the industry continues its inevitable transition away from diesel.
Historically trucking fleets have invested in alternative fuel vehicles as a way to reduce the total cost of ownership, but environmental factors are now driving investment in zero- or near-zero-emission trucking technologies.
The focus on stock price gyrations in Nikola Corp. overlooks a major part of its business plan — making and selling hydrogen fuel for its trucks and anyone who wants it.
Atlanta-based FleetCor is a commercial fuel-card and business-payments systems provider. The company employs around 8,700 people and provides commercial card services in more than 100 countries.
The program ends soon for new applicants, but those who have received money will need to go through the process to enable them to avoid paying the funds back.
Whenever there’s a transaction in the supply chain, there’s an invoice. And a lot of those invoices get processed by US Bank, which has long had a large amount of business in the trucking sector. The bank puts together a quarterly summary known as the U.S. Bank’s Freight Payment Index, and it’s a good barometer […]
It is the electric vehicle manufacturer’s fourth straight quarterly profit.
OEMs, logistics companies tout varied technology solutions on the way to a zero-emissions future.
