Diesels national average pump price dipped 1.9 cents to $2.773 a gallon, while gasoline jumped 4.9 cents to an all-time record $3.103, the Department of Energy said Monday.
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STB Ends Antitrust Immunity for Trucking Rate Bureaus
The Surface Transportation Board has revoked the authority of motor carriers to engage in collective ratemaking and freight classification.
May 14, 2007Firms Seek to Replace Pension Funds
NEW YORK The top executive at Arkansas Best Corp. said he expects to offer his fleets unionized employees a less-costly pension benefit plan and withdraw from the current Teamsters multi-employer funds.
May 14, 2007Fleets Grow as Freight Falls
NEW YORK The decline in freight volume this year and the number of heavy-duty trucks purchased last year during the pre-buy were both markedly bigger than analysts thought, leading to too many trucks chasing too little business.
May 14, 2007Bush Outlines Emissions-Reduction Plan
President Bush on Monday ordered U.S. government agencies to begin taking regulatory steps to curb vehicle emissions and urged Congress to enact legislation to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
May 14, 2007Business Inventories Fall; Sales Rise
U.S. business inventories fell in March but sales rose, the Commerce Department said Friday.
May 11, 2007Producer Price Index Gains 0.7%
The producer price index rose 0.7% in April, while the core PPI excluding food and energy was unchanged for a second straight month, the Labor Department said Friday.
May 11, 2007April Retail Sales Fall 0.2%
Retail sales fell 0.2% in April, the Commerce Department said Friday.
May 11, 2007Clarke Sets 2-for-1 Stock Split
Canadian holding company Clarke Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter earnings improved, and the companys board approved a 2-for-1 stock split.
May 10, 2007Feds Probing Oil-Trading Practices
Federal regulators are looking into possible manipulation of crude oil prices by after-hours trading practices, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
May 10, 2007