PEI not going to rebate diesel taxes

CHARLOTTETOWN -- P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz dismissed suggestions this week that the province should cut the fuel tax on diesel to provide relief to trucking companies and small businesses struggling with skyrocketing fuel prices.

Diesel soars 23 cents/g; Bill seeking LCVs introduced

NEW YORK -- The average price of diesel in the US skyrocketed 20 to 30 cents a gallon this past week, depending on the part of the country, with the national average at $4.7 per gallon, according to weekly figures from the U.S. DOT's Energy Information Administration.

ASTM ushers in new biodiesel standard

VANCOUVER -- As expected, the ASTM International D02 Main Committee to approved a trio of long-awaited ASTM specifications for biodiesel blends.

Shell searches for food-free biofuel options

OTTAWA -- A number of questions have surrounded increasing the use of biofuels and the impact it will have on the price of food has been the main diet of a few skeptics.

BCTA promotes carbon tax alternatives for trucking

LANGLEY, B.C. -- Still isn't convinced a carbon tax will improve the province's environment, the B.C. Trucking Association says they have a few ideas of what will work

Oil prices plummet; EIA revises diesel price forecast

NEW YORK -- Crude oil futures fell to almost half of their peak high earlier this summer to below $85 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

NB likely won’t lean on carbon tax to offset tax cuts

FREDERICTON -- After months of toying with the idea of a carbon tax policy, the government of New Brunswick seems to be backtracking.

Manitoba eager to join the ranks of early bio-users

WINNIPEG -- Both Alberta and B.C. have revealed plans to require renewable content in their diesel supply by 2010, but it appears Manitoba might try and beat them to it.

Keystone State anti-idling law kicks in

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Heavy-duty diesel vehicles traveling in Pennsylvania are now barred from idling more than five minutes per hour.

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.

Hot fuel issue heats up this summer

LINCOLN, N.E. -- Policy makers in the U.S. will vote later this summer whether to mandate or allow automatic temperature compensation at fuel pumps.

Navistar keeps jabbing in 2010 engine bout

WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- In the seemingly endless war of words between the EGR and SCR camps, decorum has not always been evident.

Carbon trading gets international attention

HONG KONG -- As world leaders continue to debate the best way to deal with industrial carbon emissions, financial firms in Ireland and China have teamed up to offer a voluntary trading platform.

Coke puts more hybrids on the road

MONTREAL -- Coca-Cola Bottling Company is expanding its fleet of hybrid-electric delivery trucks across Canada as part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability.

CTA calls on feds to include enviroTruck incentives in budget

TORONTO -- In a letter to federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, the Canadian Trucking Alliance urged the government to incorporate policies that would assist carriers in becoming early adopters of the latest green truck technologies.