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Part 1: Hot fuel for you means cold cash for big oil, retailers

SUFFOLK, Va. | Lesley “Lucky” Duke’s mood darkens with every drop of diesel that flows into his 2005 Freightliner big rig.

Part 2: Technology, new rules a hot-fuel fix

OAHU, Hawaii | Idyllic weather, pounding surf and a warm, welcoming culture help make Hawaii unique in this nation.

Texas targets overcharges on ‘hot fuel'

05/03/2007 03:35 PM

Texas consumers by 2008 would be able to purchase motor fuel adjusted for temperature if legislation filed this week in the state’s House is enacted.

Controversy goes to courts

05/03/2007 04:03 PM

Three lawsuits have taken the "hot fuel" controversy into federal courts in Missouri and Kansas, seeking extensive damages and changes in how fuel is sold in the two states.

‘Hot fuel’ adjustment proposed in Missouri bill

05/03/2007 04:10 PM

Two Missouri representatives have filed legislation requiring that the volume of retail motor fuel sold in the state be adjusted for temperature changes.

End sought to overcharges

05/03/2007 04:12 PM

Oil companies and retailers that sell "hot fuel" are defrauding consumers and costing them billions of dollars per year, according to two lawsuits.

Hodgepodge of rules enriches oil industry

05/03/2007 04:03 PM

When Florida officials realized that hot fuel was costing the state millions of dollars in taxes, they saw a loophole to plug.

Loophole enhances ‘hot fuel’ profits

07/03/2007 08:32 AM

Hundreds of millions of dollars in fuel taxes paid by American drivers aren’t going to the government, but instead into the pockets of gas and diesel retailers.

Political eyes on hot fuel

05/03/2007 04:15 PM

Hot fuel emerged as an issue Tuesday in the campaign for a U.S. Senate seat in Missouri.

Part 2: Technology, new rules a hot-fuel fix

07/03/2007 08:30 AM

OAHU, Hawaii | Idyllic weather, pounding surf and a warm, welcoming culture help make Hawaii unique in this nation.


Truck driver Lesley "Lucky" Duke held a meat thermometer when he stopped at a Virginia truck stop in July 2006 to fill his Freightliner with fuel. Gasoline retailers profit by selling fuel that’s hotter than the 60-degree national standard. Fuel expands at higher temperatures, reducing the energy in each gallon.