The Surface Transportation Board has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that toughens the rules for Class I railroads seeking to merge.

New gate-clearance technology implemented earlier this week at the Port of Savannah was blamed for excessive delays for truckers and a severe reduction in the amount of freight moved.

The Energy Department is coming under criticism for its failure to insist that oil released from the Strategic Oil Reserve be earmarked to assure sufficient growth in heating oil inventories.

Truckers welcome the sight of snowplows and salt-spreaders, also known as gritters, on a snow-covered highway. But the salt often exacts a subtle but nasty toll on the truck in the process.

The average price of diesel fuel in the United States fell for the first time in nine weeks, as the nation’s crude oil inventory rose and the government prepared to release oil from its strategic reserve.

When winter storms dump snow and ice on the highway, truckers welcome the sight of snowplows and salt-spreaders, also known as gritters, clearing a path. But while the inclement weather tag team performs an invaluable service for highway users, it also often exacts a subtle but nasty toll on the truck in the process.

Although the government announcement of its plan to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has dropped oil prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange and elsewhere from 10-year highs, concern about distillate supplies in the coming winter persists.

Although the government announcement of its plan to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has brought oil prices down, concern about distillate supplies in the coming winter persists.

President Clinton’s plan to pump oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve took the steam out of the fuel price express last week.

Low distillate inventories, which have worried oil market analysts all summer, continue to be a concern as the winter season approaches.