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Navistar Finishes Field Tests On 2010 Engines After 18 Mos.

Navistar Inc. said it has completed 18 months of laboratory and field tests of its “advanced” version of exhaust gas recirculation engine technology that will be used to meet 2010 federal emission requirements.

July 20, 2009

Diesel Falls 4.6¢ to $2.496 in Fourth Straight Drop

Diesel fuel fell 4.6 cents to $2.496 a gallon, its fourth straight decline, the Department of Energy said.

July 21, 2009

10% Cut in Truck Traffic Called ‘Almost Ludicrous’

The idea of removing 10% of truck traffic from the nation’s highways by 2020 to reduce carbon emissions is “almost ludicrous,” Ray Kuntz, former chairman of American Trucking Associations, told a Senate committee last week.

July 20, 2009

Standards Group Votes Against Pump Gauges for ‘Hot Fuel’

The National Conference on Weights and Measures has voted not to require temperature gauges to measure fuel output on retail pumps.

July 17, 2009

Letters: Early Safety Adopted; Reregulation

Any trucking company that takes the leadership position in safety and in clean air is to be commended. But doing so through high-tech safety and Environmental Protection Agency ventures makes the outcome risky.

July 20, 2009

Oil Tops $61 Following DOE Inventory Report

Oil rose by the most in six weeks Wednesday following a Department of Energy report that showed declines in crude stockpiles and a modest uptick in diesel demand, Bloomberg reported.

July 15, 2009

CSX Profit Falls 20% in Second Quarter

Freight railroad CSX Corp. said its second-quarter profit fell 20% as fuel surcharges and shipments dropped.

July 14, 2009

Producer Price Index Rises 1.8%

Prices paid to U.S. producers jumped 1.8% in June, led by higher fuel costs, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

July 14, 2009

Retail Sales Rise 0.6% in June

Retail sales rose 0.6% in June, led by gains in automobile and fuel purchases, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

July 14, 2009

Navistar Says Final 2010 Engine Testing on Track

Navistar International Corp. said Monday that it is on track with final testing of its exhaust gas recirculation MaxxForce engines to meet 2010 emissions standards.

July 13, 2009