Diesel increased after four straight weeks of decline, rising 2 cents to $2.919 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
July 26, 2010Business, Autonomous
Paccar’s Second-Quarter Earnings Increase
Truck maker Paccar Inc.’s second-quarter profit rose to $99.6 million, or 27 cents a share, from $26.5 million, or 7 cents, a year ago, the company said.
July 27, 2010Business, Equipment
Cummins’ Profit Jumps in 2Q
Cummins Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit jumped to $245 million, or $1.25 a share, from $56 million, or 28 cents, a year ago.
July 27, 2010Business, Fuel
Diesel Rises 2¢ to $2.919 in First Increase in Six Weeks
Business
UPS Aims to Improve Truck Fuel Efficiency 20%
UPS Inc. said Monday it has set a goal to increase its automotive fuel efficiency by 20% between 2000 and 2020.
July 26, 2010Business
FedEx Raises 1Q, Yearly Profit Forecasts
FexEx Corp. Monday increased its earnings outlooks for the fiscal first quarter and fiscal year, citing better-than-anticipated volume growth in its FedEx Ground and FedEx Express units.
July 26, 2010Business
New ϳԹ Sales Grow in June
New home sales increased 24% in June following a large decrease the month before, the Commerce Department said Monday.
July 26, 2010Business, Fuel, Autonomous
Company Touts EGR Results in ‘Fluid Efficiency’ Test
Fleet managers should consider total “fluid efficiency” when comparing trucks using exhaust gas recirculation engines with those using selective catalytic reduction, truck and engine maker Navistar Inc. said last week.
July 26, 2010Business, Technology
Qualcomm Shipped More Tracking Units in 3Q, Company Says
Qualcomm Enterprise Services shipped more asset-tracking systems, and cut costs in the quarter ended June 27, parent company Qualcomm Inc. said in its latest quarterly earnings statement.
July 26, 2010Business, Fuel
Gas Prices Stay at $2.73 a Gallon, Lundberg Says
Gasoline’s national average price rose by less than a cent in the past two weeks to $2.73 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
July 26, 2010Letters to the Editor, Business, Government
Longer Vehicles; Road, Bridge Names; Seat Belts
The July 12 issue of Transport Topics reported on the recently passed resolution of the Western Governors’ Association that calls on Congress to allow for longer combination vehicle pilot programs: “Western Governors Back New Pilot Programs to Study Effects of Longer Trailer Combinations.”
July 26, 2010