Diesel fuel’s national average pump price dropped 5.1 cents off an 11-month high to $2.847 a gallon, the Energy Department reported Monday.
August 14, 2007Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Drops 5.1¢ to $2.847
Business, Government
Business Inventories Rise 0.4%; Sales Dip
U.S. business inventories rose 0.4% in June, while sales fell, the Commerce Department said Monday.
August 13, 2007Business, Government
Business Inventories Rise 0.4%; Sales Dip
U.S. business inventories rose 0.4% in June, while sales fell, the Commerce Department said Monday.
August 13, 2007Business, Safety, Logistics
ATA to Revive Information Tech Council
American Trucking Associations said it is bringing back its Information Technology and Logistics Council to meet a growing demand by ATA carrier members seeking technical and educational opportunities for their IT, logistics and operations managers.
August 13, 2007Fuel, Business, Government
Oregon Sets Biodiesel Mandate
Oregon has become the fifth state to enact a biodiesel requirement and the first to require strict testing of the fuel.
August 13, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment
Virginia DOT Updates 511 System, Software
The Virginia Department of Transportation said Aug. 1 it has updated its 511 road-information system to include improvements suggested by users.
August 13, 2007Business, Fuel
Panel Recommends Chicago Retrofit Program
The Chicago Agency for Metropolitan Planning said the city should adopt an on-road diesel fleet retrofit project, which would provide up to $1 million for emission-reducing technology.
August 13, 2007Business, Government
July Retail Sales Rise 0.3%
Retail sales gained 0.3% in July, the Commerce Department said Monday.
August 13, 2007Business, Government
Texas to Make Retrofit Funding Available
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said it would make more money available to the state’s truck retrofit program, after the Texas Legislature approved $5 million in additional funding for idle-reduction technologies.
August 13, 2007Government, Business, Safety
N.H. Eyes Strengthening Weight Rules
New Hampshire officials say the state’s low fines for overweight trucks do little to curtail heavy loads, which cause long-term damage to bridges and highways, the Associated Press reported Monday.
August 13, 2007