Oil closed Wednesday at a record high price of $110.87 a barrel, after earlier topping $112 for the first time in intraday trading, the Associated Press reported.
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Letters to the Editor: Driver Training; Crashes, Cell Phones; Fuel Prices
As I understand the new driver-training rules, they indicate that a company cannot hire drivers if that company has a school for training those drivers. This is in conflict with every training institution in the country — if not the world.
April 9, 2008
Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
Nissan to Build Commercial Trucks in Mississippi
Nissan Motor Co. will spend $118 million to convert an underused Mississippi truck plant and build its first commercial vehicles in the United States, Bloomberg reported.
April 8, 2008Clean Diesel Technologies Sets Agreement with Chinese Firm
Clean Diesel Technologies said Tuesday it has licensed its wire mesh filter technology to Headway Machinery Co. Ltd., the largest commercial diesel engine exhaust company in China.
April 8, 2008Prime Inc. to Buy 1,900 Trailers from Wabash National
Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. said it would sell 1,900 trailers to refrigerated carrier Prime Inc.
April 8, 2008DOE Again Boosts Diesel, Gasoline Price Forecast
The Department of Energy again sharply boosted its projection for both diesel and gasoline prices, saying diesel will average $3.90 a gallon this month, while gas will peak at $3.60 this spring but could top $4 this summer.
April 8, 2008Cummins Begins Production at Chinese Fuel Systems Plant
Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. said Tuesday it opened its first fuel systems manufacturing site outside of North America, the Cummins Fuel Systems Wuhan plant, in China.
April 8, 2008Fed Minutes Cite Concern Over Economic Contraction
Federal Reserve officials anticipated that the U.S. economy will shrink in the first half of the year, while noting concerns about a possible “prolonged and severe economic downturn,” when they cut interest rates last month, according to the minutes of the meeting released Tuesday.
April 8, 2008Editorial: Picking an Engine Technology
As we move closer to the next federal mandate on emissions — which comes into force for 2010-model heavy-duty trucks — proponents of the two competing technologies are beginning to publicly argue over the superiority of their choices.
April 7, 2008Volvo Says Engines Can Meet Idling Rule
Volvo Trucks North America said its heavy-duty engines can now be equipped with an option to meet California’s anti-idling restrictions.
April 7, 2008