Gasoline rose 7 cents in the past two weeks to $3.76 a gallon, and oil prices swung lower as Tropical Storm Isaac entered the Gulf of Mexico.
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White House Announces 54.5 MPG Standards for Cars, Light-Duty Trucks by 2025
The White House announced new standards today, to increase fuel efficiency to 54.5 miles per gallon for cars and light-duty trucks by 2025.
August 28, 2012UPS to Restructure New England Teamsters Pension Pact
UPS Inc. said it reached an agreement with the Teamsters union to restructure a pension plan covering 10,200 union workers in the New England region.
August 27, 2012Navistars Ustian Steps Down
Navistar International Corp. said Monday that Chairman and CEO Daniel Ustian is retiring effective immediately, and that it has named an interim replacement.
August 27, 2012Trimble to Buy TMW Systems for $335 Million
Trimble Navigation said Monday it has signed an agreement to acquire TMW Systems for $335 million, bringing the transportation software provider together with PeopleNet Communications Corp., which Trimble purchased last year.
August 27, 2012Diesel Rises 6.3瞽 to $4.089 in Eighth Gain; Gasoline Price Also Continues to Rise
Diesel rose 6.3 cents to $4.089 a gallon, its eighth straight gain and the highest price since mid-April, while gasoline rose again, the Department of Energy reported.
August 28, 2012Trucking Technology Likely to Be Affected by Wireless Capacity Crunch, Official Warns
MINNEAPOLIS Trucking companies that rely on wireless technology to improve their operations soon could feel the effects of a looming capacity crunch facing the nations wireless carriers, an industry leader told truckers.
August 28, 2012Opinion: Competing in a Difficult Economy
Many carriers, beset by both the weak economy and pricing competition from brokers and third-party logistics providers, are seeking new ways to win, keep and better serve customers. Business lines such as home delivery, warehousing and alternative mail are adding to or replacing revenues cut by the economy and the competition.
August 27, 2012Letters: Driver Turnover, Ferro Refuted
As Im sitting here waiting 14 hours to start out on my 150-mile journey, Im pondering your thoughts on driver turnover.
August 27, 2012Editorial: Fuel Price Redux
So here we are again, trapped in still another fuel-price spiral, as we helplessly watch outside events and parties set the cost and supply of the precious liquids that make our industry possible.
August 27, 2012