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.
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April 2, 2007
Freightliner to Redesign Trucks in Response to EPA 2010 Rules
By Jonathan S. Reiskin, Associate News Editor
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, 2007Personal Spending Rises 0.6% in February
Consumer personal spending and incomes each rose 0.6% in February, the Commerce Department said Friday.
March 30, 2007Court 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, 2007Diesel 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, 2007Feb. Truck Tonnage Slips 1.7%
U.S. freight volume fell 1.7% in February compared with business levels of a year ago, marking an eighth straight monthly decline.
April 2, 2007Falling Freight Gives Shippers Leverage
A loosening of the tight capacity for freight hauling now makes the fuel-surcharge programs — upon which motor carriers depend to insulate them from fuel price spikes — vulnerable to demands for change by shippers.
April 2, 2007EPA Issues SCR Guidelines
The U.S. EPA said last week that diesel engine manufacturers who want to use selective catalytic reduction to meet EPA’s 2010 emission rules must supply the urea SCR requires and prove it will be available to truck drivers using those engines.
April 2, 2007