A federal court ruling on the Port of Los Angeles’ clean trucks plan will not significantly affect a lower court ruling that temporarily halts the port from implementing most of the port’s concession requirements, according to American Trucking Associations.
February 25, 2010Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous
UPS Opens Calgary Truck, Air Hub
UPS Inc. said that it opened its C$30 million Calgary, Alberta, truck and air hub on Feb. 22, completing a consolidation project begun in June 2008.
February 26, 2010Business, Government, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous
Court Rejects Injunction in L.A. Port Plan
Fuel, Business, Government, Logistics, Autonomous
Clean Energy to Expand in Southern California
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. said Tuesday it will expand its network of liquefied natural gas stations in southern California in large cities and along major truck routes, with a goal to expand into the Southwest.
February 23, 2010Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous
EPA Moving Forward with Emissions-Cap Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency has not yet said how it intends to require heavy trucks to curb greenhouse gas emissions, but a report on the agency’s Web site projects that an advanced notice of rulemaking could be posted as early as June.
February 23, 2010Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government
Diesel Rises for First Time in Six Weeks, Rising 7.6¢ to $2.832
Diesel’s national average price rose for the first time in six weeks, gaining 7.6 cents to $2.832 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.
February 23, 2010Government, Business, Fuel
Lawsuit Challenges EPA On Greenhouse Finding
A group including motor carriers, businesses, several members of Congress and a conservative public interest legal foundation has filed a lawsuit in federal appeals court challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that greenhouse gas emissions are a danger to public health.
February 22, 2010Business, Fuel, Government, Autonomous
CARB Starts $20 Mln. Incentive Program for Purchases of Hybrid Trucks, Buses
The California Air Resources Board has launched a $20 million funding assistance program to stimulate the purchase of hybrid trucks and buses.
February 22, 2010Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Gasoline Drops 3.3¢ to $2.63
Gasoline fell 3.3 cents over the past two weeks to a national average $2.63 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.
February 22, 2010Business, Fuel, Government
Lawsuit Challenges EPA On Greenhouse Finding
A group including motor carriers, businesses, several members of Congress and a conservative public interest legal foundation has filed a lawsuit in federal appeals court challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that greenhouse gas emissions are a danger to public health.
February 22, 2010Business, Fuel, Logistics, Government
Diesel Dips 1.3¢ to $2.756 in Fifth Consecutive Decline
Diesel prices slipped for the fifth week in a row, dropping 1.3 cents to a national average of $2.756 a gallon, the U.S. Department of Energy said in its weekly fuel report.
February 22, 2010