The Department of Energy sharply boosted its projections for diesel fuel prices into 2008, raising its forecast from a month ago by 18 cents a gallon for this month alone, to an average of $3.36 a gallon.
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ArvinMeritor Buying Canadian Company; Affirms Forecast
Heavy-duty parts maker ArvinMeritor said Tuesday it will acquire Mascot Truck Parts, based in Ontario, Canada. Terms were not disclosed.
December 11, 2007N.Y. Thruway Truck Tolls Set to Rise in January
Truck traffic will shift to secondary roads if a proposed toll increase on the New York state Thruway goes into effect, business leaders told state lawmakers Monday, the Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle reported Tuesday.
December 11, 2007FedEx Ground Plans $87 Million Ohio Hub
FedEx Corp. said Tuesday it will be build an $87 million facility in Ohio for its FedEx Ground unit, as part of plans to double its North American ground shipping capacity.
December 11, 2007Mexican Trucks in Cross-Border Program Now Top 55, Paper Says
At least 55 Mexican trucks have received approval to make deliveries anywhere within the United States under the Transportation Departments pilot program, the San Antonio Express-News reported.
December 10, 2007Gas Drops 9瞽 to $3 a Gallon, Lundberg Says
The average price of regular gasoline fell by about 9 cents in the past three weeks, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
December 10, 2007California Approves Port Emissions Rules
California state regulators enacted strict air emission rules Friday that will ban much of the current fleet of diesel trucks from all ports statewide, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.
December 10, 2007Diesel Dips 2.8瞽 to $3.416 a Gallon
The average price of retail diesel slipped below its record high last week, dipping 2.8 cents to $3.416 a gallon, the U.S. Department of Energy reported, citing a decline in demand for distillate fuels.
December 10, 2007Storm Strikes Pacific Northwest
A storm with hurricane-force winds and torrential rainfall swept across the Pacific Northwest early last week, snarling transportation in Washington and Oregon and flooding a crucial freight-carrying highway.
December 10, 2007ATA to Defend Owner-Operator System
American Trucking Associations has launched a campaign to protect the trucking industrys use of independent contractors, a move officials said is needed to counter recent court decisions and an increasingly hostile legislative environment.
December 10, 2007