Fuel

The California Department of Transportation announced on Feb. 14 a $127 million agreement with Stadler Rail AG to expand its fleet of zero-emission, hydrogen-powered passenger trains.

Former Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn has again rejected any blame for a 2015 scandal in which the company used a so-called defeat device to undermine carbon emission testing.

Fuel card skimming is on the rise. Read Dan Calabrese's report on what trucking fleets can do to thwart cyber criminals who engage in this high tech theft.

Long Beach, Calif.-based startup Stax Engineering has deployed pollution-capturing tech at multiple ports for the first time, servicing ships at the ports of L.A., Long Beach and Oakland.

The California Department of Insurance is taking steps to ensure that commercial insurance coverage is available for zero-emission heavy trucks and fleets.

Daimler Truck recently took another step toward commercializing its prototype longhaul liquid hydrogen-fueled trucks.

China International Marine Containers Group, the world’s biggest manufacturer of shipping containers, is seeing a surge in revenues from its hydrogen business, a good sign for the fuel.

The U.S. sees oil production flatlining for most of this year before reaching a new record in early 2025. That would ease concerns about a supply glut that has weighed on prices.

Eyeing heavy truck emissions, the FHWA has awarded nearly half of $622.57 million in new infrastructure grants to megawatt and kilowatt charging and hydrogen fueling projects.

The national average diesel price bumped up 3.2¢ to $3.899 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data for the week of Feb. 5.