FuelClub Discount

Sealord Group company secretary Terry Horne said fuel was the company’s second biggest cost after labour and the price increases were having a significant impact.

Sealord had rationalised its fleet over the past few years and introduced fuel-efficiency measures. “But it will ultimately impact on pricing in the future as companies look to increase cost recovery,” Horne said.

Talley’s Fisheries director, Andrew Talley, said the cost of commercial fuel was rising alongside domestic pump prices and was a critical factor for the whole fishing industry.

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Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE) on Friday said its entire sub 100 HP range of Massey Ferguson tractors, but one, has been made compatible for use with bio diesel.

“These tractors can use the current five per cent blend of regular diesel with diesel produced by esterising vegetable
oils obtained from corn, jatropha, rape seed etc,” TAFE said in a statement.
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Gas costs around $3.25 in the Twin Cities which is about a dime shy of the record, but it’s nothing compared to the price of diesel. So why is diesel so pumped up?

It’s hard to complain about filling up a 20-gallon tank after watching Randy pump 170 gallons into his truck at $4.05 a pop.

“I’m paying almost $700 for a tank of fuel. I was glad to fill up for $350 a year ago,” said Randy.

Diesel used to be cheaper than regular unleaded. Now, it can be almost a dollar more a gallon.

David Morris is the vice president of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, and an expert on energy said diesel prices are soaring.

“Diesel is what gets the goods to market; diesel is what runs the factories. Gasoline gets us to the store work. But basically the economy runs on diesel in the United States,” said Morris.
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More British drivers are switching to more efficient diesel cars as petrol sales continue to fall, a report said on Tuesday.

Diesel sales in Britain rose 869,000 tonnes, or about four percent, to 21 million tonnes last year, a jump of nearly 40 percent over the last decade, said the latest UK Retail Marketing Survey from the Energy Institute.

“This level is 38.77 percent higher than a decade ago, illustrating how strong the move to diesel has become,” the Energy Institute said.

In contrast, UK petrol sales have fallen by 17 percent over the last 10 years.

The number of vehicles in the UK reached an all-time high of 33.4 million last year, the institute said.

The switch to diesel is also seen in the four other large European economies — France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Diesel use has been rising steadily at 2 percent a year.
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There’s more than just chatter on the radios and cell phones of truck drivers today.
Industry sources say truckers across the nation are organizing slowdowns and shutdowns to protest the high price of diesel fuel.

And some say truckers may take action as early as Tuesday. If they do, that’s no April 1 joke.

Some owner-operators say they look at the impact of $4-per-gallon diesel fuel and think they’re not going to be able to finish out the week. Others call on the American people to understand their plight, and realize the impact high transportation costs have on food and other consumer goods.

And still others demand that the trucking industry do more to help the nation’s 3.5 million drivers.
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A ship industry proposal to switch the world’s merchant fleet to diesel fuel will send oil soaring through the $150-a-barrel mark, stoking fears of higher petrol prices and rampant inflation, an environmental technology group said on Thursday.

It will mean even higher prices at British petrol pumps, with the GBP10 gallon a distinct possibility as demand begins to outstrip supply. Consumers will also feel the knock-on effect of higher food and energy bills.

Shipping circles are debating how to reduce harmful sulphur dioxide emissions, which cause acid rain, respiratory illnesses and heart problems.

Part of the industry, led by the independent tanker owners’ organisation Intertanko, wants a total ban on high-sulphur marine fuels in favour of lower sulphur diesel fuels.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN agency responsible for preventing pollution from ships, will consider the controversial fuel proposal when its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meets in London Monday (31 March).

The switch to diesel at sea would be equivalent to one and a half times the annual automotive diesel consumption in Europe.
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