Crude oil futures spiked $1.43 to close the week at $73.93 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest price in almost a year, Bloomberg reported Friday.
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Some Fleets Pleased With 鈥07 Engines
Truckers who have purchased heavy-duty tractors with 2007 engines say the vehicles have run as well, if not better, than previous engines in terms of fuel, performance, reliability and maintenance.
July 16, 2007Diesel Rises 2垄 to $2.849
The national average price of retail diesel and gasoline both increased last week, the Department of Energy reported, at the same time it was projecting the fuels will continue to climb for the remainder of the summer.
July 16, 2007Florida Sets Plan to Limit Emissions
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) said is set to sign an order that would match California鈥檚 standards for greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles, the Washington Post reported Thursday.
July 12, 2007Standards Group Fails to Pass 鈥楬ot Fuel鈥 Reform
A measure that would have set standards for 鈥渉ot fuel鈥 fell just short of passage at a meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures, the Kansas City Star reported.
July 12, 2007U.S., China Sign Air Pact
The United States and China have signed an aviation agreement that will significantly increase passenger and cargo flights between the two countries, the Department of Transportation said.
July 12, 2007Diesel Price to Rise, DOE Says
National average diesel prices are expected to climb for the next three months before receding slightly toward the end of the year, according to projections by the Department of Energy.
July 11, 2007E&MU: Air Bags Prove to Be a Tough Sell
When a motor vehicle hits an object head-on, the rapid deceleration jerks the bodies of drivers and passengers forward, putting them at risk of serious injury or worse. That is why front-seat air bags are a standard supplemental restraint to seat belts in passenger cars.
July 11, 2007Trucking Industry鈥檚 Largest Carrier Turns 100
Order a T-shirt from Jockey online or send your Toshiba laptop for repair, and your new shirt probably will arrive the next day, your repaired computer within the week. Both likely will come from Worldport, UPS Inc.鈥檚 4 million-square-foot international air hub in Louisville, Ky.
July 9, 2007Trust Fund Problems Hyped, House Transport Head Says
聽A key congressional Democrat said dire pronouncements about the state of the Highway Trust Fund are driven by the Bush administration鈥檚 antipathy to a fuel-tax increase and its affinity for tolls and privatization.
July 9, 2007