The national average price of diesel fuel rose for a fifth week, climbing 1.6 cents to $2.668 a gallon and topping last week’s price its highest this year, the Department of Energy said.
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Obama to Nominate PHMSA Administrator
President Obama will nominate Cynthia Quarterman to oversee the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration within the Department of Transportation, the White House said.
August 20, 2009Oil Prices Hit Year’s High
Oil prices reached their highest level this year Friday as rising equity markets fueled speculation that the world economy is improving, Bloomberg reported.
August 21, 2009Intermodal, Rail Traffic Drop for Week
Intermodal rail traffic in the United States fell 18.4% last week compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
August 21, 2009Letters: Brokers Revisited, Cartoon Kudos, Driver Fatigue
This is in response to the letter in the July 27 issue with the headline “Brokers Revisited”: Your complaint is not justified with me.
August 24, 2009Friendships Grow as NTDC Gets Under Way
PITTSBURGH — Day-to-day on the job, driving a truck is a mostly solitary occupation, which explains in part why the National Truck Driving Championships attract so many repeat contestants, coming back year after year to rub shoulders with other top drivers from around the country, as well as to carry on their quest for a trophy.
August 24, 2009Fleet Size Rises 1% in 2Q, Report Says
The number of Class 8 vehicles operating in the United States totaled 3.641 million units in the second quarter, an increase of less than 1% over the same quarter in 2008, transportation research firm R.L. Polk & Co. said.
August 24, 2009Diesel Price Rises 2.7¢ to $2.652 in Fourth Consecutive Increase
Diesel prices rose for a fourth straight week, gaining 2.7 cents to its highest price in nine months, $2.652 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Aug. 17.
August 24, 2009Biodiesel Production to Drop by 50%, Analysts Predict
U.S. biodiesel production has been rocketing upward in each of the past 10 years and reached 690 million gallons last year, but industry officials and analysts said it would drop this year by half to 350 million gallons or as low as 250 million gallons.
August 24, 2009Eaton Gets $45 Million Grant to Provide Plug-in Hybrid Systems for Class 5 Trucks
Truck component maker Eaton Corp. said that it would provide the electric power systems for 378 Class 5 electric hybrid plug-in vehicles under a federal grant, which it called the “largest commercial hybrid deployment” ever.
August 24, 2009