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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicJune 15, 2021

Diesel, Oil Prices Climb

Diesel and crude oil prices are the highest recorded in years as consumption surges in the U.S.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicMay 12, 2021

Overweight Fuel Loads Allowed in States Affected by Pipeline Shutdown

The federal government says trucks carrying fuel in states affected by the Colonial Pipeline shutdown are allowed to carry overweight loads in an effort to address the fuel supply chain crisis.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicMay 10, 2021

Colonial Pipeline Shutdown Prompts HOS Emergency Exemption

FMCSA has issued a temporary hours-of-service exemption that applies to those transporting fuel to 17 states and D.C. in the wake of a cyberattack that caused a shutdown of a major U.S. fuel pipeline.

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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2021

Mobile App Allows On-Site Fuel Contamination Testing

The Fuelstat Result mobile app allows users to verify fuel test results and create a report that can be immediately printed or emailed from the user’s phone or tablet.

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Articlesby David CullenMarch 11, 2021

Gauging the Future of Diesel with DTF’s Allen Schaeffer

The air around truck-power developments may crackle with electricity, but is the distinctly pungent aroma of diesel fuel in danger of floating away, into our past?

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2021

Rising Fuel Costs Drive Down Trucking Conditions Index

The fuel cost component of FTR's Trucking Conditions Index recorded the largest negative change in more than three years.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicFebruary 8, 2021

Tight Oil Market Pushes Diesel Prices Higher

The increase in crude oil prices – and therefore diesel prices – is led by recovering demand and suppressed supply, the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine, and falling inventories, analysts say.

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Newsby StaffDecember 29, 2020

Pilot Flying J Offers Winter Fuel Protection

Pilot Flying J has introduced a new diesel fuel treatment with an anti-gel formula and is now winter-blending its diesel fuel in cold weather areas.

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PodcastsOctober 7, 2020

HDT Talks Trucking Season 4 Trailer

Season 4 rounds out our first year of podcasts. This season we look at the future of fuel, including battery electric and renewable natural gas, and our tried-and-true diesel engines. We also have one special episode that's bound to put you to sleep. And HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge joins host Jim Park for a rousing discussion on alternative fuels, the cover story from our October issue. 

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Articlesby Jack RobertsMarch 10, 2020

What Oil War Could Mean for Trucking

A sudden war in crude oil prices between Russia and Saudi Arabia could mean a drop in diesel and gasoline prices at American fuel pumps. But the longer-term implications are more worrying.

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