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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Boost in Truck Prices Will Not Change Purchasing Plans, Fleet Executives Say
Truckload fleet executives said not even the certainty of truck prices rising up to 10% next year will cause them to alter their current purchasing plans.
August 25, 20093PLs Shows Increased Activity, TIA Says
The Transportation Intermediaries Association has released its second-quarter 3PL Market Report, which showed that total dollars billed by all study participants for all activities increased about 7% from the first quarter.
August 24, 2009Two Truckload Carriers Install Software To Help With Routing, Fuel Purchasing
Truckload carriers C.R. England and Knight Transportation each recently announced they were investing in new software aimed at making its routing and fuel purchasing more efficient.
August 24, 2009Obama 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鈥檚 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 鈥淏rokers Revisited鈥: Your complaint is not justified with me.
August 24, 2009Friendships 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, 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, 2009