Topics: Fuel & Trucking

Funding, Grants Help Improve ROI on Electric Vehicle Charging Stations for Travel Centers

Investing in electric vehicle charging equipment can be capital intensive, but funding opportunities, such as rebates and grants, make equipment and installation more affordable and help truckstop and travel plaza operators enter the EV charging space. “Right now, the clean transportation funding opportunities are about $3 billion per year,” said Joe Annotti, senior vice president and partner for GNA. More

Fuel Retailers Oppose S. 4217

NATSO urged the Senate Commerce Committee in a May 25 letter to oppose new gas price gouging legislation unless it is substantially changed to ensure it will help, not hurt, efforts to address rising fuel prices. NATSO opposes gouging and market manipulation, which harms the American public and the retail fueling industry as a whole. But such unlawful activities are exceedingly rare and neither gouging nor market manipulation is a characteristic or driving force of the retail market prices. More

Coalition Launches to Expand Private Investment in America’s EV Charging Network

More than 100 businesses, organizations and individuals this morning formally announced the formation of Charge Ahead Partnership, a national coalition dedicated to advancing common sense, market-based policies that will accelerate the development of the nation’s electric vehicle charging network. NATSO is a member of the Charge Ahead Partnership. More

Blending Renewable Fuels with NATSO's Alternative Fuels Council [Podcast]

Listen to learn about blending renewable fuels, some of the incentives involved and the services and tools that the Alternative Fuels Council offers. More

NATSO, Fuel Retailers Oppose H.R. 7688

House to Vote on Price Gouging Legislation

By NATSO
May 16, 2022
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Fuel & Trucking
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
Hours of Service

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has waived Hours of Service restrictions for haulers of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, ethyl alcohol, and heating fuel including propane, natural gas, and heating oil. More

EPA Issues Waiver for E15 Sales

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 gasoline, gasoline that uses a 15 percent ethanol blend, to be sold during the summer driving season, effective May 1. NATSO urged EPA to exercise its waiver authority under the Clean Air Act to authorize the year-round sale of E15 arguing it would lower the cost of fuel while also enhancing America’s energy security and improving the emissions characteristics of gasoline. More

Labor Department Promotes Trucking Action Plan

As part of the Biden Administration’s over-arching initiative to expand jobs within the trucking industry, the Department of Labor is hosting a “Day of Action” April 28. The Labor Department is asking motor carriers, driver training schools and other industry stakeholders to commit to actions that promote safe training and work environments. More

NATSO Provides House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Information on Gas Prices

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