NAFA's FMI Adds New Session on Fuel Prices

The National Association of Fleet Administrators' (NAFA) 2003 Fleet Management Institute (FMI) has added a new session entitled "Wartime and Fuel Prices: Why Huge Price Swings Will Continue and How Fleet Managers Can Surf the Waves" to the conference agenda.

Clean Cities Initiative Honored for Alt-Fuel Vehicle Work

WASHINGTON - The Department of Energy's Clean Cities initiative won the Golden Bullet Award on May 11 in recognition of its success in deploying alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Fleet One Fuel Cards Now Accepted at 880 Hess Locations

NASHVILLE, TN – Fleet One, LLC has made an agreement with Hess Corporation to provide Fleet One Local fuel cards for all its 880 company-operated locations in the Eastern United States.

Alliance AutoGas Drives Fleet Alternative Fuel Use in North America

The US market for propane autogas has been very active in recent years, with the fuel garnering better name recognition and new and returning fleet customers putting more vehicles on the road.

USDA States Flex-Fuel Pumps Qualify for Incentives

WASHINGTON - Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack announced April 8 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing a rule to clarify that the definition of renewable energy systems in the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) includes flexible-fuel pumps.

Indian Wells, Calif. to Request Alt-Fuel Vehicle Funds

INDIAN WELLS, CA --- The Indian Wells City Council on May 21 voted to join the Coachella Valley Clean Cities Coalition in a regional effort to request Department of Energy funds for alt-fuel vehicles and natural gas infrastructure projects, the Desert Sun reported.

Michigan Lessor/Lessee Fuel Tax Liability Reform Advances

LANSING, MI – On June 20, the Michigan House Committee on Transportation approved House Bill 6031, legislation requested by the Truck Renting & Leasing Association (TRALA) that would extend indefinitely the state's moratorium on enforcement of the lessor/lessee fuel tax joint and several liability law.

Clean Cities Conference to Feature Alt-Fuel Vehicles

U.S. Senate Committee Recommends FTC Inquiry Into Trucking Fuel Cards

The Senate Appropriations Committee is pushing the Federal Trade Commission to open an anti-trust investigation into trucking fuel cards, spurred by truck stop operators who say concentration in the business hurts their members.