WASHINGTON - The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere. ...more

July 20, 2008

The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere. ...more

July 20, 2008

A section of U.S. 41 in Lutz closed for about 20 minutes this morning as crews responded to an accident involving a semi-truck that was leaking diesel fuel. ...more

July 19, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A tractor-trailer jackknifed on I-275 this morning when its driver tried to avoid a sport utility vehicle that had spun out of control, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

July 2, 2008

It may not be long before Florida motorists are paying close to $5 for a gallon of gasoline. ...more

July 1, 2008

permanently. With the county facing the most challenging budget preparation exercise in recent history, the subject of saving tax dollars by eliminating the $600,000-plus the county spends annually on this adventure is long overdue. ...more

July 1, 2008

This subset includes tiny cars with names such as Micra, Pino, Otti and Cubic. First up the Micra, which I drove in two configurations: the four-door sedan (yep folks, these little cars can even have four doors) and the cute retractable hardtop convertible. ...more

June 21, 2008

Detectives are looking for several people who together siphoned 400 gallons of diesel fuel from a Lake Alfred gas station on June 12. Deputies say a pickup truck and three large rigs pulled up to the BP station, 6600 County Road 557, and several people got out over the underground storage tanks pretending to repair the pickup, said Polk County sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers. ...more

June 20, 2008

Oil prices dropped sharply Thursday after China said it will raise fuel prices, a move that could dampen the booming Asian nation's oil consumption. ...more

June 20, 2008

Flat tires, overheated engines and accidents make up the bulk of calls for assistance by the state's Road Rangers, but now they're reporting a slight uptick of stranded motorists whose gas tanks run dry. ...more

June 7, 2008