The Department of Energy again sharply boosted its projection for both diesel and gasoline prices, saying diesel will average $3.90 a gallon this month, while gas will peak at $3.60 this spring but could top $4 this summer.
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Prime Inc. to Buy 1,900 Trailers from Wabash National
Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. said it would sell 1,900 trailers to refrigerated carrier Prime Inc.
April 8, 2008Celadon Gets Top Score in EPA SmartWay Program
Truckload carrier Celadon Trucking Services said it earned the top score awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for freight carriers that participating in EPA鈥檚 SmartWay Transport Partnership.
April 8, 2008MAN Seeks to Expand Trucks Division, International Sales
German truck maker MAN AG plans to expand its commercial-vehicles division as it seeks to make more international sales, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
April 8, 2008U.S. Automakers Planning More Exports, Journal Says
U.S. automakers have set goals of exporting more American cars, following new labor agreements and a weaker U.S. dollar, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
April 8, 2008Cummins Begins Production at Chinese Fuel Systems Plant
Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. said Tuesday it opened its first fuel systems manufacturing site outside of North America, the Cummins Fuel Systems Wuhan plant, in China.
April 8, 2008Fed Minutes Cite Concern Over Economic Contraction
Federal Reserve officials anticipated that the U.S. economy will shrink in the first half of the year, while noting concerns about a possible 鈥減rolonged and severe economic downturn,鈥 when they cut interest rates last month, according to the minutes of the meeting released Tuesday.
April 8, 2008Editorial: Picking an Engine Technology
As we move closer to the next federal mandate on emissions 鈥 which comes into force for 2010-model heavy-duty trucks 鈥 proponents of the two competing technologies are beginning to publicly argue over the superiority of their choices.
April 7, 2008EPA Sets $50 Million in Grants for Clean Diesel Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it is making available almost $50 million in grants to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation鈥檚 existing fleet of diesel engines.
April 7, 2008Norfolk Southern to Take 1Q Charge on Accident Settlement
Eastern freight rail line Norfolk Southern Corp. said Monday it will take a first-quarter charge of 2 cents per share, related to settlement of an accident claim.
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