Fuel

Fuel card skimming is proving to be the most challenging and expensive fraud that carriers are facing.

Diesel prices in the Midwest climbed for a second day after two refineries in the region shut down unexpectedly, stoking fears of a supply crunch.

As a diesel lover, John Baxter expected that driving a Class 8 truck with an electric powertrain to rank between boredom and dreadful. A trip to Gothenburg, Sweden, changed his thinking.

A phrase from a song came to mind when I entered any discussion last year about electric vehicles and the impending infrastructure challenges: “It’s electric!”

A Bay Area startup launched an electric add-on unit that will convert an existing Class 8 diesel vehicle into a hybrid without changes to the tractor.

ClearFlame Engine Technologies expects to deploy as many as 30 of its ethanol-fueled Class 8 trucks through the end of 2024, CEO BJ Johnson told Transport Topics.

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo approved $11.7 million in tax abatements for Edgewood Renewables to help it create a biofuel refinery hub that would produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.

While federal officials were touting the latest round of electric charging infrastructure grants for cars in rural and other communities nationwide, there also was modest good news for trucking.

Texas regulators on Jan. 30 formally asked the state’s attorney general to challenge the Biden administration’s rule that seeks to lower emissions from the oil and gas sector.

The diesel price pendulum has swung forward this week with a 2.9-cent national average increase, according to data released Jan. 29 by the Energy Information Administration.