Fuel Marketer News Positioned to Provide Readers with Price Data through EPIC...
EPIC News+Data, a newly formed and innovative publisher and price reporting agency (PRA), and Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation, have formed an alliance to...
View ArticleATA Thanks Congress for Advancing a Permanent Hours of Service Fix
American Trucking Associations (ATA) President and CEO Chris Spear issued the following statement about the inclusion of a permanent hours of service restart fix in Congress’s bipartisan continuing...
View ArticleFMCSA Establishes National Training Standards for New Truck and Bus Drivers
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a final rule establishing comprehensive national minimum training standards for entry-level...
View ArticleMixed International News on the Clean Diesel Front
Last week, the mayors of four cities—Paris, Madrid, Mexico City and Athens—announced they had pledged to remove diesel vehicles from their cities by 2025. Last week, five African countries—Ghana, Ivory...
View ArticleWeekly Energy Market Situation, December 12, 2016
Production Deal Supports Price Agreement deals with broad range of considerations Six-month term supports nearby prices U.S. producers also benefit from OPEC deal Natural gas tops $3.75 Sincerely,...
View ArticleUsed Commercial Trucks: Lackluster Market Conditions Continue
Analysts from NADA Used Car Guide published a report that observes that during this past month of November, wholesale depreciation continued to outpace depreciation in the retail sector. Additionally,...
View ArticleFord Adding Electrified F-150, Mustang, Transit by 2020 in Major EV Push;...
Ford detailed seven of the thirteen new global electrified vehicles (EVs) it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the U.S., a...
View ArticleGlobal Annual Sales of Electric Trucks Are Expected to Reach 332,000 by 2026,...
A new report from Navigant Research forecasts sales of medium- and heavy-duty trucks for each major world region, segmented by electrified powertrain type, including hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery...
View ArticleWeekly Energy Market Situation, January 3, 2017
Oil Market Action Coming Back to “Normal” Product demand stabilizes around 20 million barrels daily in 2016 Propane expands its share of demand Product exports now greater than four million barrels per...
View ArticlePennDOT Applies to Make Pennsylvania National “Proving Ground” for Automated...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently applied to a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) solicitation to be designated as an Automated Vehicle Proving Ground Pilot to...
View ArticleWeekly Energy Market Situation, January 9, 2017
Markets Focus Again on OPEC Deal Output cuts may bring supply back only to pre-agreement levels Skeptical view of member compliance Thirteen million barrels added to product supply Natural gas prices...
View ArticleWeekly Price Review (December 31 – January 6)
By Dr. Nancy Yamaguchi Oil prices surged last Tuesday. As the markets opened following the New Year holiday, prices hit levels that have not been seen for a year and a half. On Tuesday, West Texas...
View ArticleSix Best Practices for Use of Cruise Control in Commercial Transportation
By Michael Davis In commercial motor vehicle fleets, single vehicle run-off-the-road crashes and overturn crashes continue to challenge safety professionals and risk managers. Rollovers and...
View ArticlePutting Consumer Needs First as Autonomous Vehicles Hit the Road
Enterprise Holdings Inc., the largest car rental company in the world, delivered a strong argument for prioritizing consumer needs during a panel discussion at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES),...
View ArticleA Review of the Fuels Institute Report: Assessment of the U.S. Fuel...
By Keith Reid Since its inception in 2013, the Fuels Institute has followed an aggressive research agenda. The topics have been varied and explored new ground, ranging from Shared Travel: Revolution...
View ArticleWeekly Energy Market Situation, January 17, 2016
U.S. Supply Bearish, Overseas Expectations Bullish U.S. adds 13.4 million barrels to total product stocks U.S. ULSD demand grows with higher HDDs Propane stocks fall 4.5 million barrels per day HDDs...
View ArticleTop Five Vendors in the Global Light- and Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Vehicle...
Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global light- and heavy-duty natural gas vehicle (NGV) market report until 2021. This research report also lists 15 other prominent...
View ArticleWeekly Energy Market Situation, January 23, 2017
U.S. Oil Balance Little Changed; More Bullish Overseas Total U.S. stocks fall modestly Propane stocks falling rapidly OECD stock situation tightening Natural gas sees large offtake Sincerely, Alan...
View Article“Green” Diesels Featured at Washington Auto Show
With recent major announcements of new clean diesel engine options in the U.S. sedan, SUV and pickup truck markets, the Washington Auto Show will give policymakers and consumers an opportunity to see...
View ArticleWeekly Energy Market Situation, January 30, 2017
Growing Uncertainty in the Energy Outlook Price direction confused by contradictory administration statements “Border Tax” could raise prices OPEC claims “substantial” compliance Natural gas export...
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