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鈥檚 price its highest this year, the Department of Energy said.
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Friendships Grow as NTDC Gets Under Way
PITTSBURGH 鈥 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, 2009Pacer Completes Heavy-Haul Unit Sale
Transportation and third-party logistics firm Pacer International said Thursday it has completed the sale of its specialized heavy-haul trucking operation to subsidiaries of Universal Truckload Services.
August 20, 2009Menlo Opens Chicago-Area Export Facility
Menlo Worldwide Logistics said that it has opened an export logistics center in Joliet, Ill., to serve heavy duty equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.
August 18, 2009Stock Market/Oil Price Two-Step
The new economic Siamese twins, namely the stock market and oil prices, are continuing to rise in lockstep, bringing relief and pain to consumers 鈥 and the national economy 鈥 simultaneously.
August 17, 2009U.S. Still Wants Trucking Deal, Obama Tells Mexico鈥檚 President
President Obama last week assured Mexican President Felipe Calderon that the United States remains committed to reaching a cross-border trucking agreement with its southern neighbor.
August 17, 2009Record Number of Truckers Head to Pittsburgh to Compete in Annual 鈥楽uper Bowl of Safety鈥
Despite a challenging economic climate, a record number of drivers will participate in the National Truck Driving Championships this week.
August 17, 2009Biodiesel Group Says EPA Rule Threatens Future Production
A proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule designed to expand biofuel use actually has brought the biodiesel market 鈥渢o a grinding halt,鈥 because it does not allow most blends of soy oil, according to the National Biodiesel Board.
August 17, 2009Opinion: The Customer Service, Dispatch Dilemma
As the recession deepens, there is growing awareness in the transportation industry of the role dispatchers play in keeping third-party logistics firms and freight brokerages competitive, particularly in the areas where dispatch and customer service collide.
August 11, 2009Pacer Reports Second-Quarter Loss
Transportation and third-party logistics firm Pacer International said it lost $7.3 million, or 21 cents per share, compared with a profit of $13.4 million, or 39 cents, a year earlier.
August 6, 2009