Fuel

Daimler Truck unveiled Rizon, its newly branded lineup of Class 4 and Class 5 medium-duty electric trucks, during a press conference April 27.

Truck stop operators continued to ramp up initiatives to diversify customers’ fueling options over the past month. But which technologies should they focus on?

The trucking industry is applauding Senate passage of an effort to roll back federal emissions standards associated with heavy-duty commercial vehicles.

The head of the Federal Highway Administration said the vital role truckers play at ports is at the center of a $400 million grant program to help reduce emissions.

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s upcoming Run on Less program will focus on scaling electric trucks across a variety of market segments.

A project to build a giant pipeline to remove carbon produced by the corn-based ethanol industry struck its first agreement to sell carbon-removal credits.

Two Nikola semis are to take part in a commercial vehicle demonstration program in the Canadian province of Alberta, the truck manufacturer said April 25.

Diesel prices for Comdata are based on seven–day cash card transactions from more than 6,500 truck stops. T-Chek prices for self-service are based on purchases at more than 4,500 truck stops; wholesale prices are based on terminals and suppliers from 308 cities.

Diesel prices from the U.S. Energy Information Administration are drawn from a weekly national survey of about 400 diesel service centers.

The national average price of diesel resumed its downward trend after a one-week pause, dropping 3.9 cents to reach $4.077 a gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration.