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What Drivers Want

A new survey finds out what it takes to hire truck drivers
A new survey finds out what it takes to hire truck drivers It has been a difficult 12 months for the trucking industry, with supply-chain issues, a softening freight market, and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/what-drivers-want/

Department of Transportation Releases 2023 Random Testing Rates

The Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy & Compliance (ODAPC) has released its Random Testing Rates for 2023.
The Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy & Compliance (ODAPC) has released its Random Testing Rates for 2023. PHMSA annual random drug testing rate will be 25% in 2023. For all… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/department-transportation-releases-2023-random-testing-rates/

Self-Driving Cars Are Further Out Than Expected

Driver-assist technologies advance as driverless systems fall behind
Driver-assist technologies advance as driverless systems fall behind Back in 2019, Ford and VW had first said they would invest together in Argo AI developing robo-taxis,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/self-driving-cars-are-further-out-expected/

Booster Expands Coast to Coast

Mobile fuel delivery services launched in Boston and Philadelphia
Mobile fuel delivery services launched in Boston and Philadelphia In response to growing demand from enterprise fleets looking to optimize costs, lower carbon emissions and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/booster-expands-coast-coast/

Study on ‘Hydrogen Blending Impacts’ Reveals Potential Obstacles

Blends above 5% may require modifications to cooking and heating equipment
Blends above 5% may require modifications to cooking and heating equipment The use of existing natural gas infrastructure to transport hydrogen is being actively pursued to… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/study-hydrogen-blending-impacts-reveals-potential-obstacles/

Grid Operator: Electrification Demands 300% More Energy

ISO New England issues report on study analyzing impacts of a transformed future grid
ISO New England issues report on study analyzing impacts of a transformed future grid A reliable, decarbonized electric grid that can support the heating and transportation… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/grid-operator-electrification-demands-300-more-energy/

A New Way of Doing Business

Innovations in telemetry technology open the door to consumption billing
Innovations in telemetry technology open the door to consumption billing Why don’t liquid heating fuel dealers charge their customers on a per-use basis, like the natural gas and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/new-way-doing-business/

NEFI Drug & Alcohol Testing Partner Opens Second Location

ARCpoint Labs now has offices in both Southborough and Worcester, Massachusetts
ARCpoint Labs now has offices in both Southborough and Worcester, Massachusetts The National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) announced that its drug and alcohol testing partner,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/nefi-drug-alcohol-testing-partner-opens-second-location/

The Financial Fight of Your Lifetime

Drastic measures must be taken to protect your margin
Drastic measures must be taken to protect your margin As I pen this, it’s May of 2022 and fair to say that the sand is shifting beneath our feet. Average hourly earnings… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/financial-fight-your-lifetime/

Trucking Fines Inflating

FMCSA increases penalties for trucking violations
FMCSA increases penalties for trucking violations On March 21, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) increased the civil penalty amounts that drivers and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/trucking-fines-inflating/

On-Road Conservation 101

10 fuel-saving tips for diesel truck operators
10 fuel-saving tips for diesel truck operators Drivers of millions of passenger, delivery, and emergency vehicles and off-road machines and equipment in the United States rely on… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/road-conservation-101/

Rising Prices Embolden Thieves

How to prevent stealing from pumps and tanks (part 1)
How to prevent stealing from pumps and tanks (part 1) A headline from security consultant HotHardware describes the current state of security in the service station industry:… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/rising-prices-embolden-thieves/

Power Plants Continue Binging Fuel Oil

Trend reported last issue continued through February
Trend reported last issue continued through February In last month’s cover story, Oil & Energy reported that 17.1 million gallons of fuel oil were consumed for power generation… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/power-plants-continue-binging-fuel-oil/

Once Again, Heating Oil Comes to the Rescue

Industry helped keep the lights on for millions of East Coast homes and businesses
Industry helped keep the lights on for millions of East Coast homes and businesses The alert went out on January 11 at 2:00 p.m. ISO New England, the region’s electric grid… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/once-again-heating-oil-comes-rescue/

Truck No!

Three Northeast states adopt zero-emission vehicle rules
Three Northeast states adopt zero-emission vehicle rules New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts are the latest states to adopt the Advanced Clean Trucks rule to require makers of… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/truck-no/

Smooth Operations

Need-to-know info for the transition to B20 and beyond
Need-to-know info for the transition to B20 and beyond On September 13, Stephen Boracchia and Clint Graham of fuel additive manufacturer ET Products presented “Making a Smooth… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/smooth-operations/

Full-Blown La Niña Winter Underway

An update to Oil & Energy’s 2021-2022 temperature forecast
An update to Oil & Energy’s 2021-2022 temperature forecast Back in October, I listed the most likely outcomes for the Northeast winter season. Here they are again with some… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/full-blown-la-nina-winter-underway/

She’s Back!

Second consecutive La Niña seen emerging during early 2021-22 winter forecast
Second consecutive La Niña seen emerging during early 2021-22 winter forecast Let’s get right to it! If I had to commit to a winter forecast as I was penning this article back on… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/shes-back/

Federal Advocacy Pays Forward

NEFI-supported grant program could help transition more than 2.3 billion gallons to B20
NEFI-supported grant program could help increase blended fuel sales by 474 million gallons On August 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an additional $26… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/federal-advocacy-pays-forward/

Tank Monitoring Transforms

How the devices, the software, and their providers are responding to fuel dealer needs
How the devices, the software, and their providers are responding to fuel dealer needs Fuel delivery companies don’t just deliver fuel. Even if that remains your central focus,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/tank-monitoring-transforms/