Diesel fuel’s national average fell 3.2 cents to $2.924 a gallon, its seventh decline in eight weeks and matching the lowest price since mid-March, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
July 7, 2010Business
Public-Private Projects Advance in Georgia, Ohio
Public-private intermodal projects in Ohio and Georgia that involve CSX Transportation moved a step closer to completion this month.
July 7, 2010Business, Fuel
Diesel Drops 3.2¢ to $2.924 a Gallon
Business, Fuel
Oil Rises for First Time in a Week
Oil prices rose Tuesday for the first time in six trading days to just under $73 a barrel as the dollar weakened against the euro, Bloomberg reported.
July 6, 2010Business
E&MU: Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel Silences Its Opponents
Ultra-low-sulfur-diesel fuel, once feared by many truckers as potentially harmful to engines and fuel efficiency, will become by Dec. 1 the only legal fuel allowed for all on-highway diesel-powered vehicles.
July 6, 2010Business, Equipment
Cummins Sees Progress in Overseas Ventures
Cummins Inc., the last independent heavy-duty diesel engine maker in the United States, announced several overseas business developments.
July 6, 2010Business
VTNA Recalls 64,000 Trucks Over Possible Loss of Steering
Volvo Trucks North America and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the company is recalling nearly 64,000 trucks in the United States for a possible steering linkage problem.
July 6, 2010Letters to the Editor, Business, Government, Safety
Letters: Driving-Time Cuts, Rate-Setting Redux, Raising Broker Bonds
Safety advocate groups once again are pursuing their never-ending effort to reduce the driving time allowed commercial motor vehicle operators.
July 5, 2010Editorial, Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous
An HOS Rule That Works
The proposal for revamping the federal government’s hours-of-service rule for truck drivers that a coalition of interest groups released recently illustrates just how little these political theorists understand about highway safety and the business of moving America’s freight.
July 5, 2010Business
Fleets Pursue Qualified Drivers as Freight Grows, Rules Tighten
Seeking to capitalize on an ever-tighter market, many fleets are racing to sign up qualified drivers as freight demand rises and stiffer federal driver standards loom, experts said.
July 5, 2010Business, Logistics
Cargo Owners Can’t Recoup Full Damages if Freight Originated Overseas, Court Rules
The owners of cargo originating overseas and damaged while traveling to a U.S. destination by rail or truck under a single bill of lading cannot seek full reimbursement of their losses, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
July 5, 2010