Diesel fuel fell by the most since its record plunge after the 2005 hurricanes, dropping 21.6 cents to $3.659 a gallon, while gasoline fell 33.3 cents to $3.151 a gallon in its biggest one-week decline on record, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
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Tech Execs Expect Broader Mandates When FMCSA Issues EOBR Final Rule
NEW ORLEANS — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s final rule governing electronic onboard recorders may change significantly from the proposal the agency issued in 2007, executives of several technology firms said.
October 14, 2008TTNews.com to Close for Columbus Day
TTNews.com will be closed Monday for the Columbus Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, Oct. 14, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
October 10, 2007Import Prices Fall 3% in September
The price of goods imported to the United States fell 3% in September, led by declining energy prices, the Labor Department said Friday.
October 10, 2008Oil Closes Below $80 for Week
Oil closed below $80 for the first time in more than a year Friday, amid commodity price declines and worldwide economic uncertainty, Bloomberg reported.
October 10, 2008Menlo to Provide Logistics for Navistar
Navistar International Corp. said Friday it has chosen Menlo Worldwide Logistics to be its global lead logistics provider.
October 10, 2008N.J. Boosts Tolls, Approves Truck Discounts
New Jersey officials Friday approved a plan to increase tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, while offering trucks bulk discounts, Bloomberg reported.
October 10, 2008Charles ‘Shorty’ Whittington Takes ATA Reins
It’s another sticky-hot summer day in Grammer, Ind., population 138, and the owner of the only business in town is talking a mile a minute, his twangy Hoosier voice drowning out the eerie silence of the corn and soybean fields surrounding a gravel lot filled with rows of shiny tank trailers.
October 13, 2008Economists Warn Industry Painful Recession Lies Ahead
NEW ORLEANS — Fleets can expect freight markets to weaken even further as U.S. businesses trapped in a credit crunch grapple with a recession during the rest of 2008 and throughout 2009 that could be the worst in 25 years, experts said.
October 13, 2008Trucking Sets Priorities
NEW ORLEANS — Meeting here amid significant economic and political uncertainty, trucking leaders last week continued shaping the industry’s priorities ahead of 2009 federal highway reauthorization negotiations.
October 13, 2008