DHL said Thursday it signed a three-year agreement with Wal-Mart Stores to provide air express and ground shipping throughout the United States, supporting the retail giant's 4,000 stores nationwide.
September 6, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Calif. Eyes New Emissions Regs for Trucking, Ports
California regulators proposed new emissions rules for the states ports and the trucking industry, designed to begin compliance with ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction law, the Contra Costa Times reported Friday.
September 7, 2007BusinessFuel
Oil Tops $76 a Barrel
Crude oil rose to a five-week high Thursday, topping $76 a barrel and approaching the all-time high set in late July, Bloomberg reported.
September 6, 2007BusinessFuelGovernment
UTi Worldwides 2Q Income Dips
Air and ocean freight forwarder UTi Worldwide said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter net income fell 20% to $27.7 million or 28 cents a share, from $34.5 million or 35 cents a year ago.
September 6, 2007BusinessLogisticsFuelGovernment
Diesel Rises 3瞽 to $2.893; Gas Jumps 4.7瞽 to $2.796
The average national retail price of diesel climbed 3 cents to $2.893 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
September 5, 2007GovernmentBusinessFuelTechnology
Tweaking Specifications on Truck Engines Can Raise Fuel Economy, Study Finds
Fleets can save fuel possibly by as much as 5% by overspecing engines, according to PHH FirstFleet, an asset, financial and technology management company for fleets.
September 4, 2007FuelBusiness
GM Tests Process to Raise Fuel Economy
General Motors Corp. said it is testing a combustion process in concept cars that could raise fuel economy by 15% over current conventional engines, the Associated Press reported.
September 4, 2007BusinessFuel
Oil Tops $73 Following DOE Report
Crude oil rose almost $2 to close at more than $73 a barrel Wednesday, a three-week high, following a Department of Energy report that showed oil and gasoline inventories fell more than expected, Bloomberg reported.
August 29, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
NHTSA to Issue Side Air Bag Rule
Federal officials next month are set to unveil a requirement that automakers install side air bags by the early part of the next decade, the Detroit News reported.
August 29, 2007FuelBusinessLogisticsGovernment
Diesel Dips 0.5瞽 to $2.863
The average national retail price of diesel fuel fell a half-cent to $2.863 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.
August 28, 2007