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Fleet Directors Minimize Tires鈥 Cost

Tire wear and tear is inevitable, but carriers can minimize its effects by choosing high-quality materials and being rigorous about maintenance and checking correct air pressures, several fleet maintenance chiefs and tire manufacturers say.

September 17, 2007

Diesel Jumps 4垄 to $2.964; Gas Falls 3.1垄 to $2.787

Diesel fuel鈥檚 national average price jumped 4 cents from last week to $2.964 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.

September 18, 2007

Oil Closes Above $80 for First Time

Crude oil futures rose to a third record in three days Thursday, closing the trading day at more than $80 a barrel for the first time ever, Bloomberg reported.

September 13, 2007

UPS Expands Air Service in Japan

UPS Inc. said it reached agreement with the U.S. State and Transportation Departments to expand its air operations to and from Japan.

September 14, 2007

Oil Tops $80 a Barrel for First Time

Crude oil futures topped $80 a barrel for the first time and closed at a record high for a second straight day, finishing the trading day at $79.19 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

September 13, 2007

Oil Closes at Record $78.23 a Barrel

Crude oil rose to a record closing price of $78.23 a barrel Tuesday on speculation that OPEC鈥檚 agreement to boost production by 500,000 barrels a day will fall short of rising demand, Bloomberg reported.

September 11, 2007

Diesel Prices to Peak This Month, DOE Says

Retail diesel prices will peak this month before beginning a slow decline through the end of the year, the Energy Department said Tuesday.

September 11, 2007

Diesel Gains 3.1垄 to $2.924

The average national retail price of diesel fuel rose 3.1 cents to $2.924 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

September 11, 2007

California Targets Oldest Trucks in New Emissions Proposal

A proposed California Air Resources Board regulation would force the owners of an estimated 80,000 trucks built before 1994 to remove them from the state鈥檚 roads by 2009, a trucking official said.

September 10, 2007

Calif. Eyes New Emissions Regs for Trucking, Ports

California regulators proposed new emissions rules for the state鈥檚 ports and the trucking industry, designed to begin compliance with ambitious 鈥済reenhouse gas鈥 emissions reduction law, the Contra Costa Times reported Friday.

September 7, 2007