Diesel fuel’s national average pump price rose 3.1 cents from last week to $3.376 a gallon, while gasoline jumped 5.6 cents to $3.109, the Department of Energy said Monday.
January 7, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafetyTechnologyEquipment
Year In Review: IT Firms Court Smaller Fleets, Continue Consolidation
Information technology vendors took aim at smaller fleets in 2007, offering software and tracking options that don’t require carriers to invest in full onboard computer systems.
January 7, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Letters to the Editor: CARB Reefer Rules, Intermodal Answers
The op-ed by the California Air Resource Board’s enforcement division chief, James Ryden, about the new refrigerated carrier rules is as expected with CARB: “Ready, FIRE, aim!â€
January 7, 2008BusinessFuelGovernment
UPS Expands International Express Service
UPS Inc. said Monday it is expanding an international air-freight service that guarantees delivery dates, as it leans more on global operations.
January 7, 2008GovernmentBusinessFuel
Oil Prices Fall on Economic Concerns
Crude oil fell by almost $3 to near $95 a barrel Monday, on concerns a cooling economy will curb demand for oil and gasoline, Bloomberg reported.
January 7, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafety
I-81 Will Not Have Truck-Only Toll Lanes, Paper Says
After years of study, Interstate 81 in Virginia will not contain separate truck-only lanes, the News-Virginian newspaper reported Sunday.
January 7, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
New Mexico Considering Idling Regs
The New Mexico Department of Environment is considering limiting the amount of time long-haul truckers can leave their vehicles idling at truck stops, the Associated Press reported.
January 7, 2008BusinessGovernment
GM Eyes Growth Outside of U.S.
General Motors Corp. is likely to get as much as 75% of its car and truck sales from outside the Untied States within a decade, Bloomberg reported Monday.
January 7, 2008GovernmentBusiness
Storms Hammer West Coast, Closing Some Roads
The West Coast was hit by a huge storm Friday that dumped more than 5 inches of rain in some parts of California and feet of snow elsewhere, temporarily closing some major roadways, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.
January 7, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
IRS Assesses FedEx $319 Mln. in Driver Classification Dispute
The IRS struck another blow to FedEx Ground’s independent contractor business model, assessing the package delivery company back taxes and penalties of $319 million for 2002 after an audit determined that company drivers should have been classified as employees.
January 7, 2008