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E&MU: Biodiesel's Alternate Tune
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. iodiesel, a product of the farm field, dates back to 1885 when Rudolf Diesel developed his first compression combustion engine to run on vegetable oil. So, too, biodiesel could be trucking’s fuel of the future.
September 12, 2005Freightliner to Close S.C. Emergency Vehicle Plant
Freightliner LLC said it will cut about 250 jobs and close an American LaFrance emergency vehicle plant in Ladson, S. C., the Associated Press reported.
September 9, 2005August Import Prices Rise 1.3%, But Remain Flat Without Oil
The cost of goods imported into the United States rose 1.3% in August, the Labor Department reported Friday.
September 9, 2005Yellow Lowers Guidance; Names New Roadway President
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ellow Roadway Corp. said Thursday that it lowered its third-quarter earnings guidance in part due to the impacts of Hurricane Katrina.
September 9, 2005Oil Prices Decline During Week, But Supply Concerns Linger
The price of crude oil closed at $64.08 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Friday, down 5.2% from post-storm highs the week before, but analysts were still concerned about future supplies, Bloomberg News reported.
September 9, 2005Bush Signs Massive Hurricane Aid Package
President Bush signed a $51.8 billion emergency appropriation to fund the recovery and relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Bloomberg News reported.
September 9, 2005Rail Freight, Intermodal Rise Despite Hurricane
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. railroad freight traffic rose for week ended Sept. 3 despite damage caused to rail lines by Hurricane Katrina, the Association of American Railroads said.
September 9, 2005Air Cargo Shipments Fall in July
Total air cargo shipments dropped 1.7% in July compared with a year earlier, with domestic shipments falling by 5%, the Air Transport Association said late Thursday.
September 9, 2005Ohio to Tax Trucking Firms Based on Gross Receipts
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>Many trucking companies based in — or operating in — Ohio could see their annual income tax liability increase significantly because of a new state tax law that is replacing the corporate franchise tax with a gross receipts tax, trucking officials said.
September 9, 2005Ophelia Weakens off Florida Coast, Could Still Strike U.S.
Hurricane Ophelia was downgraded to a tropical storm by the National Hurricane Center Friday, but forecasters said it would regain hurricane status and could strike the U.S. as soon as next week, the Associated Press reported.
September 9, 2005