The average price of regular gasoline at U.S. pumps dropped 13.3 cents to $2.069 a gallon, as the plunge may be abating, according to Lundberg Survey Inc.
January 26, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuel
Fleet Failures at Record Low as Rates Rise, Fuel Declines
Fleet failures plummeted to an all-time low in the fourth quarter as higher rates and lower fuel prices pumped cash into the fleets that were in danger of failing, a new report said.
January 26, 2015BusinessFuelLogisticsGovernmentAutonomous
Diesel Average Falls Below $3 for First Time Since Sept. 2010
For the first time since September 2010, the national retail average price for a gallon of diesel fuel is below $3 a gallon, which means trucking executives are both spending less money and pulling in less revenue as fuel surcharge receipts dwindle.
January 26, 2015BusinessSafetyFuelAutonomous
FMCSA to Address Uptick in Crashes in North Dakotaās Bakken Oil Region
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it is addressing an increasing and disproportionate number of fatal large truck-involved crashes in North Dakotaās Bakken oil field counties.
January 26, 2015GovernmentBusinessFuelSafetyAutonomous
House Transportation Leader: āDonāt Believe the Votes Are Thereā For Gas Tax Increase
WASHINGTONĀ ā Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), chairman of the transportation policy committee in the House, said there is not enough congressional support to approve an increase of fuel taxes to pay for infrastructure projects vital to the trucking industry.
January 22, 2015GovernmentBusinessFuel
DeFazio Names Ranking Dems For T&I Subcommittees
Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, has announced which T&I Democrats will be the ranking members on the subcommittees.
January 21, 2015BusinessFuel
Diesel Falls Below $3 a Gallon for First Time Since 2010
The average price of U.S. diesel fell for the 10th week in a row, with the 12-cent decline Jan. 19 taking truckingās main fuel below the $3-per-gallon level for the first time September 2010.
January 21, 2015BusinessFuel
Oil Declines From One-Week High to Near $50 a Barrel
Oil declined from a one-week high in London and New York as Iraqi production advanced to a record, compounding a global supply surplus.
January 20, 2015BusinessFuelSafetyGovernment
TT Archives: U.S. Department of Transportation Starts
Pictured in this issue of Ā Transport Topics, DOTās first secretary, Alan S. Boyd, celebrated the department's first official day of operation on April 1, 1967, by riding in the hot air balloon āGolden Bearā with balloonist Don Piccard.
January 19, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuel
Transportation Leaders Haunted By Road Woes, Clean-Air Rules
WASHINGTON ā While transportation professionals keep coming up with innovations in distribution, they also are squeezed by deteriorating infrastructure and demands for improved environmental quality, industry experts said.
January 19, 2015