The national average price of diesel held at $4.692 a gallon from a week ago, while gasoline continued its string of increases in rising 4.3 cents to a record $4.082, the Department of Energy reported.
June 17, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Letters to the Editor: Fuel Price Crisis, LTLs, Truck Weights, Hurricane Season
I would like to comment on a letter in the June 2 edition suggesting that the only way to bring fuel prices down is for truckers to stage protests.
June 18, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Proposed Rule Would Keep Trucks Off N.Y. Secondary Roads
New York state is considering rules that would keep large trucks on interstate highways only, except to access terminals or to reach food, fuel, rest or repair locations.
June 18, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
YRC to Take 2Q Charges; Affirms Core Earnings Outlook
YRC Worldwide late Tuesday reaffirmed its core second-quarter earnings guidance, but said its financial statement would include some special charges.
June 17, 2008FuelBusiness
Volvo to Develop Lightweight Sleepers
Volvo Trucks North America said it will develop lightweight prototype sleepers made with advanced composite material technology as part of a U.S. Army program to reduce the weight and improve fuel economy of trucks.
June 17, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Interstate 80 Reopens in Iowa Following Floods
Interstate 80 has reopened in Iowa, the Iowa Department of Transportation said.
June 17, 2008Business
Industrial Production Falls 0.2%
U.S. industrial production dipped 0.2% in May, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday.
June 17, 2008BusinessGovernment
Housing Starts Fall to 17-Year Low
New housing starts fell 3.3% in May as builders broke ground on the fewest number of houses in 17 years, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
June 17, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyTechnologyEquipment
IdleAire Can Proceed With Sale, Judge Rules
IdleAire Technologies Corp., which designs anti-idling systems for long-haul trucks at truck stops, can proceed with a proposed sale without an investigation, a judge ruled, Bloomberg reported Monday.
June 16, 2008FuelBusinessLogisticsGovernment
Diesel Holds at $4.692 a Gallon
The national average price of diesel fuel was unchanged Monday from a week ago, holding at $4.692 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.
June 16, 2008