Diesel fuel’s national average price broke the $4 barrier for the first time, jumping 10.4 cents to $4.059 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.
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High-Tech N.J. Weigh Station Is Having Problems
Problems are plaguing New Jersey’s most high-tech weigh station for trucks, the Associated Press reported.
April 10, 2008Volvo Field Testing Hybrid Refuse Trucks in Sweden
Volvo Truck Corp. said Monday it launching two hybrid refuse trucks in Sweden that will be tested in regular daily operations by two refuse firms there.
April 14, 2008iTECH: RFID Finds Place on Trucks in Port Service
Shippers may have more interest in radio frequency identification tags than do general freight truckers. After all, RFID tags are a wireless form of bar-code stickers and data capture, and RFID is widely marketed as a tool for inventory and warehousing.
April 14, 2008DOE Says 89% of Biodiesel Met Standards In 2006; Trucking Calls Rate Unacceptable
Nearly 90% of the biodiesel available for sale in the United States meets the established standards for quality, an improvement over past surveys but still an unacceptable situation for trucking, a new report by the Department of Energy said.
April 14, 2008Qualcomm’s European Unit Acquires Spanish Firm
Qualcomm Enterprise Services Europe BV, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., said Monday it acquired most of the assets of Madrid, Spain-based Ronda Grupo Consultor.
April 14, 2008Oil Closes Week Above $110
Crude oil futures closed the trading week at more than $110 a barrel, despite an International Energy Agency report issued Friday that showed declining world demand, Bloomberg reported.
April 11, 2008Consumer Confidence Falls to 26-Year Low
U.S. consumer confidence fell to a 26-year low this month, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
April 11, 2008GE Posts Lower 1Q Profit, Cuts Outlook
General Electric Co. reported a lower-than-expected first-quarter profit on Friday and lowered its outlook for the full year, the Associated Press reported.
April 11, 2008Import Prices Jump 2.8% in March
The price of goods imported to the United States jumped 2.8% in March, the Labor Department said Friday.
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