Officials with the Port of Long Beach and American Trucking Associations reached an out-of-court settlement to ATA鈥檚 federal lawsuit Monday, announcing that the port鈥檚 concession requirement contained in the clean trucks plan will be replaced with a registration process.
October 20, 2009Business, Safety, Fuel
ATA, Port of Long Beach Settle Lawsuit
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Jumps a Dime to $2.705
Diesel fuel鈥檚 national average price jumped 10.5 cents to $2.705 a gallon, its highest price since November, the Department of Energy said Monday.
October 20, 2009Government, Business, Fuel
EPA Says Clean Diesel Efforts Are Working
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said last week its clean diesel efforts have produced $500 million to $1.4 billion in public health benefits.
October 19, 2009Business, Government, Safety, Fuel
Opinion: Intermodal Isn鈥檛 鈥楪reener鈥 Than Trucks
You can鈥檛 watch television these days without hearing some railroad company advertising the 鈥済reen鈥 benefits of moving freight from the road to rail. The most often heard is the claim by one major railroad that 鈥渙ne ton of freight can be moved 436 miles on one gallon of fuel.鈥
October 19, 2009Editorial, Business, Fuel, Government
Fuel and the Rebounding Economy
There was further evidence last week of the growing link between fuel prices and Wall Street, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 10,000 for the first time in a year, and the price of crude oil exceeded $75 a barrel for the first time since September 2008.
October 19, 2009Business, Fuel, Government, Safety
Towne Air Freight Extends Lufthansa Agreement to 2012
Towne Air Freight said it has extended into 2012 its agreement with Lufthansa Cargo in which Towne Air Freight will manage all road feeder services for Lufthansa within the United States and Canada.
October 19, 2009Business, Government, Safety, Fuel
OEMs, Fleets Seek to Ensure DEF Quality for New Engines
LAS VEGAS 鈥 As the deadline nears for implementation of the latest change in federal emission rules, truck makers and fleets are moving to ensure that the supply of required diesel exhaust fluid is pure.
October 19, 2009Business, Fuel, Government
Diesel Rises 1.8垄 to $2.60
U.S. retail fuel prices snapped a steady string of declines last week, as the average cost of a gallon of diesel rose 1.8 cents to $2.60 a gallon, and gasoline climbed 2.1 cents to $2.489.
October 19, 2009Business, Fuel
Oil Tops $75 a Barrel in 12-Month High
Oil held at more than $75 a barrel early Thursday, a one-year high, in advance of an Energy Department report on weekly inventories, Bloomberg reported.
October 15, 2009Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Rises 1.8垄 to $2.60 for First Gain in Six Weeks
Diesel fuel鈥檚 national average price rose for the first time in six weeks, gaining 1.8 cents to $2.60 a gallon, while gasoline increased for the first time in nine weeks, the Department of Energy said.
October 13, 2009