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Oil Rises to Close Week Over $134 a Barrel

Crude oil rose Friday, a day after sliding almost $5 on reports that China would raise fuel prices, news services reported.

June 20, 2008

ASTM Panel Votes to Modify Biodiesel Standards

Engineering standards group ASTM International voted to tighten standards on pure and blended biodiesel fuel during meetings last week in Vancouver, British Columbia.

June 23, 2008

ASTM Panel Votes to Modify Biodiesel Standards

Engineering standards group ASTM International voted to tighten standards on pure and blended biodiesel fuel during meetings last week in Vancouver, British Columbia.

June 23, 2008

Diesel Falls 4.4¢ to $4.648; Gas Dips 0.3¢ to $4.079

The average price of diesel fell for the third time in the past four weeks, declining 4.4 cents to $4.648 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

June 24, 2008

ATA Cites Concerns on Patchwork Climate Change Regs

A top trucking official urged Congress Thursday to take a cautious approach to climate change initiatives, saying the industry was concerned over the impacts of pending cap-and-trade legislation on the economy and fuel prices.

June 20, 2008

Car Haulers, Teamsters Union Set Deal

The Teamsters union last week agreed to a new labor contract with 10 auto transporters, six days after Performance Transportation Services Inc., the sector’s second-largest fleet, closed its doors.

June 23, 2008

Ontario Orders Speed Limiters on All Trucks Set at 65 mph

Ontario approved legislation last week that will require every heavy-duty truck operating in the province to employ a device to govern its maximum speed at 105 kilometers per hour, or about 65.2 miles per hour.

June 23, 2008

Diesel Average Remains Unchanged at $4.692

The national average diesel price remained unchanged at $4.692 a gallon last week, following small declines for the previous two weeks, the Department of Energy reported, matching the longest stretch without an increase so far this year.

June 23, 2008

Philadelphia Manufacturing Index Declines

Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region declined this month, continuing to show contraction, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

June 19, 2008