National average diesel prices are expected to climb for the next three months before receding slightly toward the end of the year, according to projections by the Department of Energy.
July 11, 2007BusinessGovernment
UPS Faults Teamsters on Freight Unit Organizing
UPS Inc. said some of the Teamsters’ union’s locals are using a “campaign of deception†in an attempt to organize the company’s freight-hauling unit, Bloomberg reported.
July 11, 2007GovernmentBusiness
Utility Opens New Minn. Trailer Facility
Trailer maker Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. said Wednesday that its dealer, Allstate Sales & Leasing Corp., opened a new facility in Minnesota.
July 11, 2007BusinessGovernment
Wholesale Sales Jump 1.5%; Inventories Gain
Wholesale sales rose faster than inventories rose in May, jumping 1.5%, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
July 10, 2007FuelBusinessGovernment
Diesel Rises 2¢ to $2.849
The average retail price of U.S. diesel fuel rose 2 cents to $2.849 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
July 10, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
June ISM Services Index Reaches 14-Month High
The economy’s service sector growth rate grew at the fastest pace in more than a year in June, the Institute for Supply Management said.
July 10, 2007BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Shell to Build New Lubricants Plant in China
Shell Limited, part of Shell Oil Co., broke ground late last month on a lubricants blending plant in southern China.
July 9, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
EPA Proposes Tightening Ozone Standard
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed reducing the amount of ozone in the air, which trucking industry and manufacturing officials said could lead to retrofits of older trucks.
July 9, 2007FuelGovernment
Conn. Hikes Diesel Tax 11 Cents
Diesel fuel taxes in Connecticut increased 11 cents a gallon to 37 cents from 26 cents on July 1.
July 9, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
Ontario to Introduce Legislation on Speed Limiters
The Ontario government will introduce legislation this fall to adopt a proposal put forward by the Ontario Trucking Association almost two years ago to make 65-mph speed limiters on trucks mandatory, OTA said last week.
July 9, 2007