Texas targets overcharges on ‘hot fuel'
- 05/03/2007 03:35 PM CDT
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.
SUFFOLK, Va. | Lesley “Lucky” Duke’s mood darkens with every drop of diesel that flows into his 2005 Freightliner big rig.
OAHU, Hawaii | Idyllic weather, pounding surf and a warm, welcoming culture help make Hawaii unique in this nation.
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.
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.
Two Missouri representatives have filed legislation requiring that the volume of retail motor fuel sold in the state be adjusted for temperature changes.
Oil companies and retailers that sell "hot fuel" are defrauding consumers and costing them billions of dollars per year, according to two lawsuits.
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.
When Florida officials realized that hot fuel was costing the state millions of dollars in taxes, they saw a loophole to plug.
Hot fuel emerged as an issue Tuesday in the campaign for a U.S. Senate seat in Missouri.
OAHU, Hawaii | Idyllic weather, pounding surf and a warm, welcoming culture help make Hawaii unique in this nation.
