Diesel fell for the first time in three weeks, dipping 0.9 cent to $2.951 a gallon, while gasoline took its first drop in a month, the Department of Energy said.
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YRC Announces Tentative Agreement with Teamsters Union
YRC Worldwide said it has reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters union to address “competitiveness issues, re-entry into multi-employer pension funds and progress toward [the company’s] long-term growth.â€
September 27, 2010TMW Marks Progress With Innovative Computing Corp.
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Since acquiring Innovative Computing Corp. late last year, TMW Systems has implemented organizational changes that have made integrating with that company’s software easier, at least from a vendor perspective.
September 28, 2010LaHood Announces Broadened Texting Ban Aimed at Intrastate Hazmat Truck Drivers
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced that the Obama administration intends to issue a broader ban on texting while driving aimed at closing a jurisdictional loophole involving intrastate haulers of hazardous materials.
September 27, 2010More Foreign Competition Seen Hurting North American OEMs
Low-cost commercial vehicle producers in Russia, India and China are poised to push North American OEMs out of truck markets in emerging nations within four years, according to a study by AlixPartners LLP.
September 27, 2010Schlecht Named Grand Champ at TMC’s SuperTech Contest
RALEIGH, N.C. — Jeffrey Schlecht, a 27-year-old rookie from Nebraska, staked his claim here as the grand champion of truck maintenance, pushing aside 102 other competitors, including three former SuperTech winners.
September 27, 2010Some DPFs Have Defects, Truck, Engine Makers Say
RALEIGH, N.C. — Representatives of three major truck and engine makers candidly admitted to fleet maintenance directors meeting here that some performance results of diesel particulate filters have not worked out as well as originally anticipated.
September 27, 2010L.A. Port Staff Suggests Delaying Start Date of Owner-Operator Ban Until End of 2011
Port of Los Angeles staff members are recommending that harbor commissioners push back until the end of 2011 the first phase of the port’s clean trucks program requiring that employee-only drivers move drayage trucks.
September 27, 2010Oregon’s Weight-Mile Tax to Increase Oct. 1 by an Average of 24.5%
Oregon’s truck weight-mile tax is set to increase Oct. 1 by an average of 24.5%, along with the flat fees some truckers pay.
September 27, 2010Obama Seeks Weight Exemption For Vermont, Maine Highways
President Obama has asked that a pilot program allowing trucks up to 100,000 pounds to run on interstate highways in Maine and Vermont become a permanent exemption to the federal 80,000-pound limit.
September 27, 2010