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CARTERET, NJ - Prime Lube, Inc., secured a strategic partnership with Germany's Kruse Group to become the first Mid-Atlantic manufacturer of BlueSky Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) for distribution across 12 states, the District of Columbia and two Canadian provinces.

Tags: BlueSky DEF, diesel, Kruse, Prime Lube

WARRENVILLE, IL - Navistar, Inc. signed a concept development agreement with Clean Air Power Ltd. to develop Navistar's MaxxForce 13 big bore engine to run on natural gas and clean diesel fuel for the North American market.

Tags: Clean Air Power, CNG, diesel, MaxxForce, Navistar

GRAPEVINE, TX - General Motors' new Duramax 6.6L turbo diesel engine has been substantially revised to include B-20 capability, as well as meet strict new emissions standards effective this year.

Tags: biodiesel, diesel, GM

LANSING, MI - Michigan lawmakers have proposed a 6-cent increase in the state's diesel tax to help pay for road improvements.

Tags: diesel, Michigan, tax increase

WASHINGTON - On June 22, the U.S. average diesel price rose a fraction of a penny to $2.63 a gallon, up almost 32 cents since last month, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report.

Tags: diesel, fuel, Trucking Industry

WASHINGTON – Diesel fuel will average $2.27 a gallon this year and $2.54 in 2010, down substantially from previous projections.

Tags: diesel, DOE, fuel

MIAMI – Ryder System, Inc., a transportation and supply chain management solution company, announced the launch of its RydeGreen Hybrid straight truck line, now available for order by Ryder lease customers.

Tags: diesel, Eaton Hybrid Electric System, hybrid, MaxxForce DT, Navistar, RydeGreen Hybrid, Ryder Systems, Inc.

NEW YORK – Amiworld Inc. has announced a strategic plan to increase both diesel and biodiesel production by at least 300 percent at the company’s South American facility

Tags: Amiworld, biodiesel, diesel, production

WASHINGTON – U.S. refiners by now would be moving full-speed to ramp up gasoline production in advance of the summer driving season, but instead they are trying to maximize output of more-profitable diesel fuel.

Tags: diesel, refiners

CHICO, CA - Transfer Flow, Inc. has introduced midship replacement diesel fuel tanks for the 2007-2008 Dodge Ram 4500/5500 chassis cabs and 2008 Sterling Bullet CONV45/55 chassis cabs.

Tags: diesel, Mid-ship Fuel Tank, Transfer Flow

GREEN BAY, WI – With diesel prices pushing over the $4 per gallon, many independent owner/operators are doing what they can — including eliminating idle time, taking lighter loads, driving slower, and keeping tires properly inflated — to cut costs and stem losses from their bottom lines.

Tags: diesel, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Diesel fuel prices will reach record highs in 2008. The trucking industry will spend $135 billion on diesel this year, a $22 billion increase over what the trucking industry spent on diesel in 2007

Tags: ATA, diesel, fuel