The national average price of diesel fuel rose for a fifth week, climbing 1.6 cents to $2.668 a gallon and topping last week’s price its highest this year, the Department of Energy said.
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Oil Prices Hit Year’s High
Oil prices reached their highest level this year Friday as rising equity markets fueled speculation that the world economy is improving, Bloomberg reported.
August 21, 2009Diesel Price Rises 2.7¢ to $2.652 in Fourth Consecutive Increase
Diesel prices rose for a fourth straight week, gaining 2.7 cents to its highest price in nine months, $2.652 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Aug. 17.
August 24, 2009Biodiesel Production to Drop by 50%, Analysts Predict
U.S. biodiesel production has been rocketing upward in each of the past 10 years and reached 690 million gallons last year, but industry officials and analysts said it would drop this year by half to 350 million gallons or as low as 250 million gallons.
August 24, 2009Key Ports Appeal to Congress for Power to Regulate Trucks
The battle over how to best accomplish clean-truck programs for drayage fleets has moved from California ports and courtrooms to the halls of Congress.
August 24, 2009Crude Tops $72 a Barrel
Oil rose to near a two-month high of more than $72 a barrel early Thursday, a day after jumping more than $3, Bloomberg reported.
August 20, 2009ATA Says California Reefer Rule Is Unfair
California’s new emission-reduction rule for transport refrigeration units unfairly imposes air quality standards on out-of-state carriers, attorneys for American Trucking Associations and the Truckload Carriers Association told a federal appeals court.
August 19, 2009Oil Tops $70 Following DOE Inventory Report
Oil pushed past $70 a barrel Wednesday for the first time this week following a Department of Energy report that showed crude inventories plunged last week, Bloomberg reported.
August 19, 2009Towne Air Freight Buys Texas Land and Air
Towne Air Freight said it has acquired Texas Land and Air to establish a presence in that state and widen its service offerings.
August 18, 2009Diesel Rises 2.7¢ to $2.652; Gas Dips a Penny
Diesel rose 2.7 cents to $2.652 a gallon , its highest price this year, the Department of Energy reported.
August 18, 2009