Diesel fuels national average price jumped 10.5 cents to $2.705 a gallon, its highest price since November, the Department of Energy said Monday.
October 20, 2009Government
Housing Starts Rise 0.5% in September
Housing starts rose 0.5% in September, while building permits declined, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
October 20, 2009Business, Government
Producer Price Index Falls in September
Prices paid to U.S. producers fell 0.6% in September, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
October 20, 2009Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
N.Y. Governor Wants to Regulate GPS Use in Trucking
New York Gov. David Paterson (D) is calling for a state law that would require truckers using global positioning system devices to use only ones containing truck route information.
October 20, 2009Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Jumps a Dime to $2.705
Business, Government
J.B. Hunts 3Q Income Declines
Truckload carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services said its third-quarter net income fell to $40 million, or 31 cents per share, from $60.3 million, or 47 cents, a year earlier.
October 19, 2009Government, Business, Safety
New FHWA Chief to Look at Big-Picture Transport Issues
Once the economy recovers and freight traffic begins to grow again, the nation needs to look at broad transportation issues that address everything from funding to livability, newly appointed Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez said.
October 19, 2009Government, Business, Safety
DOT Sets $21 Million for Hazmat First Responders
The Department of Transportation said Monday it was handing out $20.9 million to states to help train first responders dealing with hazardous materials incidents.
October 19, 2009Government, Business, Fuel
EPA Says Clean Diesel Efforts Are Working
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said last week its clean diesel efforts have produced $500 million to $1.4 billion in public health benefits.
October 19, 2009Business, Government, Safety, Fuel
Opinion: Intermodal Isnt Greener Than Trucks
You cant watch television these days without hearing some railroad company advertising the green benefits of moving freight from the road to rail. The most often heard is the claim by one major railroad that one ton of freight can be moved 436 miles on one gallon of fuel.
October 19, 2009Letters to the Editor, Business, Government, Safety
Letters: Highway Infrastructure, Chamber Study Flawed, Natural Gas Redux
I applaud Bill Graves, president of American Trucking Associations, for trying to get the Obama administration to make highway infrastructure rebuilding the No. 1 priority.
October 19, 2009