Petro-Can, Suncor merge

CALGARY -- Two Canadian oil giants have come together in a $43.3 billion merger.

Engine makers find solidarity in SCR

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Not only will SCR technology provide engine makers with an option to meet stringent U.S. EPA rules in 2010, it also gives them an opportunity to finally agree on something.

World diesel prices creep back up; Canada slower to react

WASHINGTON -- It was nice while it lasted, eh? After nearly six months of relief North American diesel prices are starting to increase -- albeit slowly.

Silver State ponders whopping diesel tax hike

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Gambling isn't the only way to go broke in Nevada. Filling up fuel tanks in the state is about to hurt truckers in their pockets too.

Tone down biodiesel mandate, truckers tell rulemakers

SURREY, B.C. -- The BC government and Ottawa need to drastically change the way they plan to roll out their mandatory biodiesel programs or risk watching truckers shut down their rigs, say two of the nation's largest trucking groups.

Businesses want biodiesel quality backed by law

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. -- Some local business owners say it's a mistake for Ottawa to mandate biodiesel while refusing to ensure biodiesel blend quality.

Iowa could pass B5 rule

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Hawkeye State could be the next state to mandate biodiesel.

NASA boosts Canuck fuel-saving technology

CARP, Ont. -- Researchers in this Ottawa Valley town are being honored by none other than the NASA for a fuel-saving invention that is gaining popularity throughout the trucking business.

Costco deals with ‘hot fuel’ in settlement

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Big box giant Costco has agreed to change pumps in the hottest regions in the U.S. to compensate for the fact that fuel at higher temperatures offers consumers less energy for their dollar.

Minnesota increases biodiesel blend standard

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota is the first U.S. state to require diesel fuel contain a 5 percent biodiesel blend.

Big orange takes BlueTec for a test run

GREEN BAY, Wisc. -- Schneider National got a sneak peak at Detroit Diesel's first two BlueTec engines back in January and hope the real-world testing will lead to a smooth transition down the road.

Obama gives biofuels mandate the green light

WASHINGTON -- President Obama announced steps to increase the use of biofuels in the U.S., although, surprisingly, traditional soy-based diesel would be limited in an EPA proposal.

Little support for Canadian carbon tax: Poll

OTTAWA -- Only half of Canadians generally approve of a national carbon tax to try and combat what many believe to be global warming. And even some of those folks don't want to pay for it.

TravelCenters opens first bulk DEF pump in Michigan

WESTLAKE, Ohio -- TravelCenters of America believes it has launched the first operating retail bulk dispenser of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) in the U.S.

SPECIAL REPORT: Navistar challenges SCR validity in court

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Despite the Environmental Protection Agency's refusal earlier this year to extend by two years the deadline for 2010 engine emission standards, as Navistar had requested, the truck and engine maker has launched a new challenge.