Diesel dipped 0.4 cent to $3.976 a gallon, its fifth straight decline, while gasoline fell 2 cents in its sixth straight downturn, the Department of Energy reported.
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Hostess Going Out of Business
Hostess Brands, the maker of Twinkies, HoHos and Wonder Bread, said it is going out of business after failing to get wage and benefit cuts from thousands of its striking bakery workers, news services reported Friday.
November 16, 2012Volvo’s October North American Deliveries Decline 8%
Volvo AB said Friday its North American truck deliveries fell 8% in October from a year ago, though year-to-date sales are 23% over the same period last year.
November 16, 2012Navistar’s First International ProStar With SCR Engine Rolls Off Production Line
Navistar International Corp. said its first International ProStar Plus Class 8 on-highway tractor equipped with a Cummins ISX15 engine and selective catalytic reduction technology rolled off the production line this week at its plant in Escobedo, Mexico.
November 16, 2012Industrial Production Falls 0.4% in October
Industrial production decreased by 0.4% in October, the Federal Reserve said Friday.
November 16, 2012Letters: Pilot Shortage
I just heard about the impending pilot shortage and the new regulatory requirement for 1,500 hours to qualify — five times the existing requirement.
November 19, 2012Editorial: Controlling Reincarnated Carriers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has taken a good step in its drive to control “reincarnated carriers,†troubled companies that essentially seek to shed their safety and compliance woes by repainting the company name on their vehicles.
November 19, 2012Graves Receives NITL’s McCullough Award; Bergant Honored With IANA’s Silver Kingpin
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Industry service awards were presented to American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves and retired J.B. Hunt Intermodal President Paul Bergant last week during the National Industrial Transportation League’s TransComp and the Intermodal Association of North America’s Expo.
November 19, 2012N.Y. Thruway Board Cancels Two Meetings About Proposed 45% Increase in Truck Tolls
The New York State Thruway’s board of directors last week canceled the second of two meetings within four days at which the board was to address a proposed 45% increase in toll rates for trucks.
November 19, 2012Clean Energy, GE Form Partnership, To Build Pair of ‘Micro’ LNG Plants
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. said it will purchase two liquefied natural gas plants from General Electric Co. as part of a new partnership between the two companies to develop LNG fueling infrastructure for the trucking industry, the firms announced last week.
November 19, 2012