Diesel fuel fell by the most since its record plunge after the 2005 hurricanes, dropping 21.6 cents to $3.659 a gallon, while gasoline fell 33.3 cents to $3.151 a gallon in its biggest one-week decline on record, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
October 15, 2008Business, Fuel, Government
Forward Air’s 3Q Income Improves
Forward Air Corp.’s third-quarter profit rose to $12.1 million, or 42 cents a share, from $10.8 million, or 36 cents, a year ago.
October 20, 2008Business, Government, Safety, Fuel
CARB Begins Enforcing State’s Idling Law
California environmental regulators said they are beginning to enforce the state’s five-minute idling limit for diesel-fueled commercial vehicles, including those with sleeper cabs.
October 20, 2008Business, Fuel
ASTM International OKs Biodiesel Standards
Engineering standards group ASTM International published four new final standards for biodiesel on Oct. 13.
October 20, 2008Business, Fuel
Fleets Find Higher Costs, Uncertain Life Cycles
Six years after the first generation of Environmental Protection Agency-compliant diesel engines was introduced, fleet operators said there is little doubt the cleaner-burning engines cost more to maintain and operate.
October 20, 2008Fuel, Government
Diesel Falls 21.6¢ to $3.659
The economic chaos gripping the world’s largest economies continued to feed one positive storyline last week, as the drop in U.S. fuel prices picked up speed.
October 20, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Opinion: The Challenges Facing Trucking
People often ask me how it is that, as a farmer, I stumbled into trucking. I grew up involved in the day-to-day operations of my family’s Indiana farm, but in 1972, I decided it was time to devote my energies to agribusiness.
October 17, 2008Fuel, Business, Government
Consumer Price Index Unchanged in September
Consumer prices were unchanged in September, kept in check by falling fuel prices, the Labor Department said Thursday.
October 16, 2008Government, Business, Fuel
Diesel Continues to Fall, Dropping 21.6¢ to $3.659
Business, Fuel, Government
September Producer Prices Drop 0.4%
Prices paid to U.S. producers fell 0.4% in September, while the rate excluding food and energy rose, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
October 15, 2008Business, Government, Fuel
Import Prices Fall 3% in September
The price of goods imported to the United States fell 3% in September, led by declining energy prices, the Labor Department said Friday.
October 10, 2008