Crude oil prices hit an all-time record in Monday, hitting $119.93 a barrel in pre-market electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the Associated Press reported.
April 28, 2008Search
Showing 10 of 7455 results
= Premium Content
Fuel Cards Offer New Services as Competition Intensifies
Competition among fuel-card providers to keep major fleets is intensifying as carriers seek to mitigate the $4-a-gallon cost of fuel by paying closer attention to how it’s purchased.
May 5, 2008
TT's Seth Clevenger, Michael Freeze and Keiron Greenhalgh break down what ACT Expo revealed about trucking's road to sustainability.Â
ATA Officer Calls for Oil Release From SPR
WASHINGTON — The government should not only stop filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, but also consider releasing oil to help lower the price of diesel fuel, Dave Berry, chairman of the American Trucking Associations’ environmental and energy policy committee, told Congress last week.
April 28, 2008Truckers Protest in Washington Over High Fuel Prices
Hundreds of truck drivers descended on Washington Monday to protest high diesel prices, WRC-4 television reported on its Web site.
April 28, 2008Diesel Gains 3.4¢ to Record $4.177
The national average price of diesel fuel rose to a new record high, gaining 3.4 cents to $4.177 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
April 29, 2008Diesel, Gas Set Records
U.S. retail fuel prices continued to soar into uncharted territory last week, as the average price of diesel jumped another 8.4 cents to $4.143 a gallon and gasoline gained 11.9 cents to $3.508, the Department of Energy reported.
April 28, 2008Used Truck Prices Buoyed by Rising Foreign Demand
An unprecedented wave of exports, mostly to Russia, has cushioned a downturn in the Class 8 used-truck business, which has been hurt by high fuel prices and a weak freight market, according to industry executives.
April 28, 2008Truckload Carriers Trim Fleets as Freight Declines, Fuel Rises
Truckload carriers are slashing capacity at the highest rate in a decade in an effort to bring supply and demand into balance as fuel prices skyrocket and demand withers, according to industry experts.
April 28, 2008CVG’s First-Quarter Income Declines
Parts maker Commercial Vehicle Group said it earned $500,000, or 2 cents a share, in the first quarter, compared with $3 million, or 14 cents, a year ago.
April 24, 2008Norfolk Southern’s 1Q Income Rises
Eastern freight railroad Norfolk Southern Corp. said its first-quarter profit rose 2%, as higher revenue per shipment offset an overall drop in traffic and record fuel prices.
April 22, 2008