The national average price of diesel fuel fell for a fourth straight week, dropping 2.1 cents to $2.601 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.
September 28, 2009Business, Fuel
Volvo to Test Biomass Fuel in Europe Next Year for Powering Heavy Trucks
Volvo Trucks will begin field tests in Europe next year of heavy trucks powered by bioDME, a biomass fuel the company said has long-term potential to replace 50% of diesel now used in European trucking.
September 29, 2009Business, Equipment, Safety
ArvinMeritor Opens Tech Center in India
ArvinMeritor Inc. said it has opened a technical center in Bangalore, India, to provide product development for its axle and brake products.
September 29, 2009Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Drops 2.1¢ to $2.601 in Fourth Straight Decline
Business
FedEx's Smith Says Recovery is “Slow But Certain”
FedEx Corp, Chief Executive Officer Fred Smith said at the company’s annual meeting that economic recovery is “slow but certain,” Bloomberg reported.
September 28, 2009Government, Fuel, Business, Logistics
Diesel Drops 2.1¢ to $2.601 in Fourth Straight Decline
The national average price of diesel fuel fell for a fourth straight week, dropping 2.1 cents to $2.601 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.
September 28, 2009Business, Fuel, Government, Logistics
Retailers, Carriers Team to Clean Ports’ Air
A national retail association and coalition of truckers, shippers, importers and exporters have formed a partnership to improve the air quality in the nation’s ports.
September 28, 2009Fuel, Business, Safety
ATA Asks Interior to Boost Offshore Oil Leases
In a letter outlining the trucking industry’s critical need for fuel, American Trucking Associations asked the Department of the Interior to approve offshore drilling leases.
September 28, 2009Business, Safety
Fleets More Satisfied With Truck Engines
Fleet operators said they were incrementally more satisfied with their heavy-duty truck engines compared with a year ago, market research and rankings firm J.D. Power and Associates said.
September 28, 2009Business, Fuel, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Clean Energy to Acquire BAF
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. will buy BAF Technologies, a supplier of natural gas vehicle systems and conversion technology, for $8.3 million.
September 28, 2009Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Gasoline Average Drops 7¢ to $2.52, Lundberg Survey Says
The national average price of gasoline fell 7 cents in the past two weeks to $2.52 a gallon, according to latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.
September 28, 2009