Officials with the Port of Long Beach and American Trucking Associations reached an out-of-court settlement to ATAs federal lawsuit Monday, announcing that the ports concession requirement contained in the clean trucks plan will be replaced with a registration process.
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Cap-and-Trade Will Raise Price of Diesel, ATAs Windsor Says
WASHINGTON The first vice chairwoman of American Trucking Associations joined a pair of Republican senators to decry the climate legislation being debated in Congress, saying it will amount to a huge tax increase on fuel.
October 26, 2009ATA, Long Beach Settle Port Suit
The Port of Long Beach and American Trucking Associations last week reached an out-of-court settlement of ATAs federal lawsuit challenging portions of the ports Clean Trucks Plan. The agreement will simplify the registration process for carriers moving containers at the port.
October 26, 2009Forward Airs 3Q Income Declines
Forward Air Corp. said late Wednesday its third-quarter profit fell to $3.8 million, or 13 cents per share, from $12.1 million, or 42 cents, a year ago.
October 21, 2009Opinion: 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, 2009EPA 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, 2009Diesel Jumps a Dime to $2.705
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, 2009OEMs, Fleets Seek to Ensure DEF Quality for New Engines
LAS VEGAS As the deadline nears for implementation of the latest change in federal emission rules, truck makers and fleets are moving to ensure that the supply of required diesel exhaust fluid is pure.
October 19, 2009Diesel Rises 1.8瞽 to $2.60
U.S. retail fuel prices snapped a steady string of declines last week, as the average cost of a gallon of diesel rose 1.8 cents to $2.60 a gallon, and gasoline climbed 2.1 cents to $2.489.
October 19, 2009Fuel and the Rebounding Economy
There was further evidence last week of the growing link between fuel prices and Wall Street, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 10,000 for the first time in a year, and the price of crude oil exceeded $75 a barrel for the first time since September 2008.
October 19, 2009