Diesel’s national average price fell 5.2 cents to $2.781 a gallon, matching the biggest drop in six months, the Department of Energy said Monday.
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Trucking Responds to Earthquake in Haiti, With Donations, Transportation Assistance
Within hours of the devastating Haitian earthquake, the president of TEC Equipment Inc., a chain of West Coast truck dealerships, received an e-mail from an employee asking, “What are we doing about Haiti?â€
February 1, 2010Trailer Shipments Dive 44%, End 2009 at 24-Year Low
U.S. factory shipments of commercial trailers plunged 44% in 2009 from the previous year to 80,415 units, the lowest total since 1975, as dry van shipments fell to the lowest level since 1961, ACT Research Co. reported.
February 1, 2010Infrastructure Funds, Tax Cuts Can Create Jobs, Obama Says
In his first State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to pass legislation to create jobs through infrastructure spending and tax cuts, but his proposed freeze in nondefense spending starting in 2011 could complicate the passage of a new highway bill, observers said last week.
February 1, 2010Diesel Declines 3.7¢ to $2.833
The U.S. retail diesel average price fell 3.7 cents a gallon to $2.833 last week, the largest one-week decline since July, the Department of Energy reported.
February 1, 2010DOT Bans Truck, Bus Operators from Texting While Driving
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood last week issued an order immediately forbidding commercial drivers from texting on handheld mobile devices and instituting steep fines for violators.
February 1, 2010Winter Storm Hits Highways in Okla., Southeast
A winter storm heading eastward across Tennessee into the Carolinas Friday is causing havoc on roads due to ice and snow, news services reported.
January 29, 2010IdleAire Ceasing Operations
IdleAire Inc., which provided stationary power for trucks to use at truck stops in lieu of idling, is ceasing operations Friday because it was unable to find a buyer for its assets, the Knoxville (Tenn.) News-Sentinel reported.
January 29, 2010Letters: Truck Size & Weight, HOS Not Safe, Game Plan
In questions of safety, heavier trucks are not the answer.
February 1, 2010The Return of Growth
At long last, we report this week that American Trucking Associations’ freight index actually rose, as tonnage carried by fleets in December was 6.6% greater than what was moved in the same month of 2008.
February 1, 2010