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Teamsters Strike at W. Va. Cummins Plant

Forty-three employees of a distributor for diesel engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. went on strike Sunday at a plant in South Charleston, W.Va., the Associated Press reported.

April 2, 2007

Speed Limiter Petitions Draw Heavy Response

The Department of Transportation received nearly 3,700 responses, many of them anonymous, to a pair of petitions seeking a federal regulation to limit truck engine speeds to 68 miles per hour, with

April 3, 2007

Diesel Jumps 11.4¢ to $2.79

After falling by less than a penny in each of the past two weeks, the national average price of diesel fuel jumped 11.4 cents Monday to $2.79 a gallon, the Energy Department reported.

April 3, 2007

Freightliner to Redesign Trucks in Response to EPA 2010 Rules

By Jonathan S. Reiskin, Associate News Editor

April 2, 2007

U.S. May Face $2 Bln. Penalty on Mexican Trucks, Hill Says

The U.S. government may have to pay a penalty of more than $2 billion if it does not open its roads to Mexican trucks, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration John Hill told a House subcommittee Thursday, Bloomberg reported.

March 30, 2007

Personal Spending Rises 0.6% in February

Consumer personal spending and incomes each rose 0.6% in February, the Commerce Department said Friday.

March 30, 2007

Court Delays Ford-Navistar Hearing to Next Week

A court hearing on a Ford Motor Co. contract dispute with engine maker Navistar International Corp. has been postponed until next week, Bloomberg reported.

March 30, 2007

Diesel Dips to $2.676

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fuel dipped by 0.5 cent to $2.676 a gallon last week, its second straight tiny decline, the Department of Energy said.

April 2, 2007