Diesel fuel’s national average price jumped 10.5 cents to $2.705 a gallon, its highest price since November, the Department of Energy said Monday.
October 20, 2009Government, Business, Safety
Feds Eye New Hazmat Carrier Regs
Federal regulators plan to offer a new regulation early next year that will prohibit flammable liquids from being transported in unprotected product piping on existing and newly manufactured cargo tank trucks.
October 20, 2009Business
Werner’s Third-Quarter Income Falls
Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises said its third-quarter profit fell to $19 million, or 26 cents per share, from $22.5 million, or 31 cents, a year ago.
October 20, 2009Business, Government
Producer Price Index Falls in September
Prices paid to U.S. producers fell 0.6% in September, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
October 20, 2009Business
Caterpillar Reports 53% Drop in 3Q Profit
Heavy equipment and diesel engine maker Caterpillar Inc. said Tuesday its third-quarter profit fell 53%.
October 20, 2009Business
Heartland’s 3Q Profit Drops
Truckload carrier Heartland Express said its third-profit fell 22.5% from a year ago.
October 20, 2009Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
N.Y. Governor Wants to Regulate GPS Use in Trucking
New York Gov. David Paterson (D) is calling for a state law that would require truckers using global positioning system devices to use only ones containing truck route information.
October 20, 2009Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Jumps a Dime to $2.705
Business, Government
J.B. Hunt’s 3Q Income Declines
Truckload carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services said its third-quarter net income fell to $40 million, or 31 cents per share, from $60.3 million, or 47 cents, a year earlier.
October 19, 2009Government, Business, Safety
New FHWA Chief to Look at Big-Picture Transport Issues
Once the economy recovers and freight traffic begins to grow again, the nation needs to look at broad transportation issues that address everything from funding to livability, newly appointed Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez said.
October 19, 2009Business
iTECH: The Business Case for Social Networks
Online social networking site Twitter hit it big when Oprah signed up this spring, along with millions of her fans. Let the record reflect that the trucking industry beat her to the punch.
October 19, 2009