Diesel’s national average price rose for the first time in six weeks, gaining 7.6 cents to $2.832 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.
February 23, 2010Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government
Diesel Rises for First Time in Six Weeks, Rising 7.6¢ to $2.832
Government, Business
Consumer Confidence Drops in February
Consumer confidence fell this month to its lowest level since April 2009, the New York-based Conference Board reported.
February 23, 2010Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous
Hill Gridlock Changes ATA Focus to Regulatory Issues, Graves Says
A year into the Obama administration, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said the trucking industry’s challenges are primarily regulatory, rather than legislative, because of the gridlock that has enveloped Congress since last year.
February 22, 2010Government, Business, Fuel
Lawsuit Challenges EPA On Greenhouse Finding
A group including motor carriers, businesses, several members of Congress and a conservative public interest legal foundation has filed a lawsuit in federal appeals court challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that greenhouse gas emissions are a danger to public health.
February 22, 2010Business, Fuel, Government, Autonomous
CARB Starts $20 Mln. Incentive Program for Purchases of Hybrid Trucks, Buses
The California Air Resources Board has launched a $20 million funding assistance program to stimulate the purchase of hybrid trucks and buses.
February 22, 2010Business, Government, Autonomous
Company Offers Smart Phone Aimed at Trucking Industry
The company uDrove LLC has released a software program that it said will handle all of the trucking industry’s compliance management needs with a smart phone.
February 22, 2010Business
Intermodal Traffic Falls for 4Q, Year
Intermodal traffic volume fell 6.4% in the fourth quarter, an improvement over the third quarter’s decline of 16.4%, the Intermodal Association of North America said.
February 22, 2010Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Gasoline Drops 3.3¢ to $2.63
Gasoline fell 3.3 cents over the past two weeks to a national average $2.63 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.
February 22, 2010Editorial, Business
The Good-News Trickle
The reasonably good news about the direction of the nation’s economy continues to reach our offices every week. And while the recovery is surely not as robust as any of us wants, it is unmistakably occurring.
February 22, 2010Letters to the Editor, Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
Letters: Truck Weight, IdleAire, Truck Driving Schools, CSA 2010, Classifying Drivers
The letter from [an official] of Road Safe America that appeared in the Feb. 1 edition contained a number of misstatements and misunderstandings.
February 22, 2010