Diesel fuel will average $2.40 a gallon this year and $2.67 next year, lower than last year’s record high level but up sharply from a previous estimate, the Department of Energy said.
June 9, 2009Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
Obama to Nominate Hersman as NTSB Chairman
President Obama will nominate Deborah Hersman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, to be the board's chairman, the White House said.
June 10, 2009Government
U.S. Trade Deficit Widens
The U.S. trade deficit expanded in April for the second straight month following seven declines, as exports dropped to the lowest level in almost three years, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
June 10, 2009Business, Safety, Government
ATA Outlines Safety Agenda
American Trucking Associations Tuesday announced a new safety agenda that the group said will reduce crashes while saving lives and money.
June 9, 2009Fuel, Business, Government
DOE Boosts Diesel, Gas Price Projections
Business, Government
Wholesale Inventories Fall for Eighth Month
Wholesale inventories fell in April for the eighth consecutive month, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
June 9, 2009Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Jumps 14.6¢ to $2.498 in Fifth Straight Gain
The national average price of diesel fuel jumped 14.6 cents to $2.498 a gallon, its fifth straight gain and the biggest single-week jump in more than a year, the Department of Energy said.
June 9, 2009Business, Government, Safety, Technology, Equipment
Opinion: Even on Foot, Trucking Is Risky Business
The overall health of the trucking industry is vital to our economy, but research shows it’s still plagued by higher death and injury rates than many other industries — and not just as the result of highway collisions. Truckers need to be as careful on foot as they are behind the wheel.
June 9, 2009Business, Government, Safety, Logistics
Canada Considering EOBR Standard
A Canadian government panel has asked the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators to develop a federal standard for use of electronic onboard recorders, the Canadian Trucking Alliance said.
June 9, 2009Business, Government
Teamsters to Review YRC’s Pension Issues
The Teamsters union said it has formed a committee that will consider elements of less-than-truckload carrier YRC Worldwide’s pension plan provisions.
June 8, 2009Government, Business, Safety
Teamsters Oppose Ferro Nomination; Trucking Groups Supportive
The Teamsters union said it opposes the nomination of Anne Ferro to be the next administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, but one of the main groups that has often been allied with the union on safety issues was not a signatory to its letter to the Obama administration.
June 8, 2009