The national average price of diesel fuel rose for a fifth week, climbing 1.6 cents to $2.668 a gallon and topping last week’s price its highest this year, the Department of Energy said.
August 25, 2009Letters to the Editor, Business, Government, Fuel
Letters: Cash for Truckers, CARB’s Letter, Mexican Border Flap, More Reregulation
While the highly popular Cash for Clunkers program boosted the sales of new autos, both foreign and domestic, it is unknown if it will have any noticeable effect on the economy, jobs, energy or the environment.
August 31, 2009Business, Fuel, Safety, Government
Two Truckload Carriers Install Software to Help With Routing, Fuel Purchasing
Truckload carriers C.R. England and Knight Transportation each recently announced they were investing in new software aimed at making its routing and fuel purchasing more efficient.
August 26, 2009Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Rises 1.6¢ in Fifth Straight Weekly Gain
Business, Fuel, Safety, Government
Two Truckload Carriers Install Software To Help With Routing, Fuel Purchasing
Truckload carriers C.R. England and Knight Transportation each recently announced they were investing in new software aimed at making its routing and fuel purchasing more efficient.
August 24, 2009Business, Government, Safety, Fuel
Biodiesel Production to Drop by 50%, Analysts Predict
U.S. biodiesel production has been rocketing upward in each of the past 10 years and reached 690 million gallons last year, but industry officials and analysts said it would drop this year by half to 350 million gallons or as low as 250 million gallons.
August 24, 2009Business, Government, Safety, Fuel
Key Ports Appeal to Congress for Power to Regulate Trucks
The battle over how to best accomplish clean-truck programs for drayage fleets has moved from California ports and courtrooms to the halls of Congress.
August 24, 2009Business, Fuel, Government
Diesel Price Rises 2.7¢ to $2.652 in Fourth Consecutive Increase
Diesel prices rose for a fourth straight week, gaining 2.7 cents to its highest price in nine months, $2.652 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Aug. 17.
August 24, 2009Business, Fuel, Government
Oil Prices Hit Year’s High
Oil prices reached their highest level this year Friday as rising equity markets fueled speculation that the world economy is improving, Bloomberg reported.
August 21, 2009Business, Fuel
Crude Tops $72 a Barrel
Oil rose to near a two-month high of more than $72 a barrel early Thursday, a day after jumping more than $3, Bloomberg reported.
August 20, 2009Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
ATA Says California Reefer Rule Is Unfair
California’s new emission-reduction rule for transport refrigeration units unfairly imposes air quality standards on out-of-state carriers, attorneys for American Trucking Associations and the Truckload Carriers Association told a federal appeals court.
August 19, 2009