Continued record high gasoline prices may become a trend, due in part to an expansion in biofuel development, according to some oil executives, the New York Times reported Thursday.
May 24, 2007Business, Government, Safety
Technology Speeds Load-Planning Tasks
Eight years ago, a busy day for load planner Rick Demitruk of Express-1 Expedited Solutions Inc. meant dispatching 20 to 30 loads and shepherding them through to delivery.
May 28, 2007Business, Fuel, Logistics, Government
Diesel Rises 3¢ to $2.803 a Gallon
Diesel fuel's national average price rose 3 cents to $2.803 a gallon last week, while retail gasoline spiked 11.5 cents to an all-time record of $3.218.
May 28, 2007Business, Fuel, Government
Biofuels May Boost Gas Prices, N.Y. Times Says
Business, Government
Durable Orders Rise for Third Month
Durable goods orders rose for a third straight month in April, gaining 0.6%, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
May 24, 2007Government, Business
House Passes Bill Targeting Gasoline Price Gouging
The House approved legislation Wednesday that would make gasoline price gouging a federal crime, subjecting companies to as much as $150 million in fines, Bloomberg reported.
May 23, 2007Business, Safety, Government
Covenant Renames Holding Company
Covenant Transport said Wednesday its stockholders approved a name change to the truckload carrier’s corporation to Covenant Transportation Group Inc.
May 23, 2007Business, Government
Pa. Trucking Group Says Plan to Lease Turnpike Unpopular
The Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association reiterated its opposition to a plan to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike, saying that a state report was limited in scope.
May 23, 2007Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Calif. Seeks Stricter Greenhouse-Gas Rules
California has asked U.S. regulators for permission to set its own environmental rules for reducing global warming emissions from passenger vehicles, Bloomberg reported.
May 23, 2007Government
Seat-Belt Campaign to Focus on Night Use
May 22, 2007
Business, Fuel, Government, Safety, Autonomous
FMCSA Moves to Protect Fleets From ID Theft
Brent Jones first got word March 27 that his trucking company’s name was being used as part of a freight load board fraud scheme.
May 22, 2007