The U.S. Department of Energy said Monday that it has awarded more than $115 million to heavy truck and engine makers in a partnership designed to improve the efficiency of Class 8 trucks.
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FedEx Expands Air Fleet in China
FedEx Corp. is expanding its air fleet in China because that country will lead a global rebound in air cargo traffic, Bloomberg reported.
January 14, 2010Gas Gains 14垄 in Three Weeks to $2.74 a Gallon
Gasoline鈥檚 national average price jumped 14 cents in the past three weeks to $2.74 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.
January 11, 2010Diesel Rises for Third Week, Gaining 8.2垄 to $2.879
Diesel and gasoline both rose for a third straight week, with diesel up 8.2 cents to $2.879 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
January 11, 2010Drug Recall Fuels Pallet Makers鈥 Feud over Advantages of Wood vs. Plastic
A recall of batches of a Tylenol pain product has rekindled the long-simmering marketing battle between purveyors of competing versions of one of trucking鈥檚 most ubiquitous tools: the lowly pallet.
January 11, 2010Biodiesel Board Says Production Is Halted as Industry Waits for Restoration of Tax Credit
The biodiesel industry was at a virtual standstill last week, despite an assurance by two Senate leaders they will introduce legislation 鈥渁s soon as possible鈥 to reinstate the tax credit that expired on Dec. 31.
January 11, 2010Diesel Jumps 6.5垄 to $2.797
The average price of U.S. retail diesel rose 6.5 cents a gallon last week to $2.797, the Department of Energy reported, and additional increases may be on the way as crude oil remained above $80 a barrel.
January 11, 2010Federal Biodiesel Tax Credit Ends
A federal tax credit that provided makers of biodiesel $1 for every gallon expired Friday, and as a result some U.S. producers say they will shut down without the government subsidy, the Associated Press reported.
January 4, 2010Diesel Jumps 6.5垄 to $2.797
Diesel fuel rose by the most in more than two months, jumping 6.5 cents to $2.797 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.
January 5, 2010ATA Says It Will Seek a Summary Judgment in Dispute With L.A. Port at Jan. 11 Hearing
Lawyers for American Trucking Associations said they will ask a federal judge on Jan. 11 to forgo a trial in ATA鈥檚 clean trucks lawsuit against the Port of Los Angeles and instead to issue a summary judgment in their favor.
January 4, 2010