Diesel to stay level in ’09 before ‘2010 hike: DOE August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Energy is predicting this year's average diesel price will settle at $2.46 a gallon, the same as last month's forecast.
Governator pumped up by zero-emissions truck August 1, 2014 SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger seemed impressed with Vision Industries' Tyrano truck, a zero emission hydrogen fuel cell/plug-in electric hybrid that was unveiled at the California State Capitol building this week
Michigan to raise diesel tax August 1, 2014 LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm says she supports a bill passed by Senate Transportation Committee to raise the state diesel fuel tax from 15 cents to 19 cents a gallon.
Westport shuffles personnel August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER -- As Westport Innovations' largest procurement for LNG trucks at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach edges to completion, the alternative engine maker's COO will move into an advisory role and a new CFO is appointed.
Navistar scraps emissions suit against CARB; critics shrug August 1, 2014 SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Navistar says it withdrew a lawsuit it filed against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) over the agency's certification of 2010 SCR engines.
Bill FOCUSes on hefty diesel tax hike August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON - U.S. Congresswoman Laura Richardson, (D-CA), has tabled a bill that would increase the tax on diesel fuel by 12 cents a gallon.
Fuel suppliers ask feds to rethink biodiesel rule sched August 1, 2014 OTTAWA - The Conservative federal government didn't properly consider several technical feasibility issues before it approved a national biodiesel requirement, says the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute.
Trucking optimism high, but reigned by rising costs: GE August 1, 2014 IRVING, Tex. - Nearly three in four trucking companies expect business conditions to improve through the end of 2011, but an increasing number of execs are concerned with underlying factors which can affect profit margins.
MTA Renews Green Trucking Incentive Program August 1, 2014 WINNIPEG -- Cash for improving your truck? Why not?