June 22, 2021 archive

Exploding tanker in North Texas

  The driver of a tanker-truck escaped serious injury recently when his rig caught fire because of a leak, then exploded into a massive fireball in Crowell, Texas. The Foard County incident was caught on video by a woman driver. Crowell is a small town located south of Mangum, Oklahoma and west of Wichita Falls, …

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Supply kink left some Colorado gas stations empty last weekend

  A delay in fuel supplies caused by pipeline work and a shortage of tanker-truck drivers resulted in dozens of gasoline stations in Denver and southern Colorado running dry last weekend. The shortage was the tightest in Pueblo, Colorado Springs and parts of Denver according to J. Skyler McKinney, a regional public affairs director for …

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EV charging station cost could slow development of EVs

  Don’t expect your local 7-Eleven or Circle K service station stop to jump into installing an electric vehicle charging station, thanks to the costs that some companies consider to be prohibitive for growing development of electric cars and trucks. Costs for EV charging stations can be  7 to 8 times more than what it …

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