Diesel Jumps 10.6¢ to Record $3.658
3he average national price of retail diesel fuel jumped 10.6 cents to a record $3.658 a gallon, following last week’s record $3.552, the Department of Energy said.
March 4, 2008Norfolk Southern Opens Ohio Intermodal Terminal
Norfolk Southern Corp. said it opened a new intermodal terminal near Columbus, Ohio.
March 4, 2008EPA to Hold Workshop on Test Protocol
The Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled a workshop for March 19-20 in Washington, D.C., to discuss a draft proposal to measure greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency for trucks.
March 3, 2008NAFTA Surface Trade Climbs 3.1%
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico jumped 3.1% in December from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Monday.
March 3, 2008Coalition Presses Congress for Action on Safety Technology Tax Incentives
WASHINGTON — A coalition of law enforcement and equipment manufacturers pressed Congress to act on a bill that would give fleets a tax incentive for purchasing safety technology.
March 3, 2008Volkswagen Takes Control of Scania
German auto and truck maker Volkswagen AG has taken control of Swedish truck maker Scania AB, buying the Wallenberg family’s stake in Scania for about $4.4 billion, Bloomberg reported Monday.
March 3, 2008ISM Factory Index Shows Contraction in February
The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index contracted last month, ISM said Monday.
March 3, 2008Construction Spending Falls 1.7%
Construction spending fell 1.7% in January, the Commerce Department said Monday.
March 3, 2008Gasoline Consumption Falling
Soaring gasoline prices, pushed by record crude oil prices, are causing U.S. consumers to reduce consumption of gasoline, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
March 3, 2008Volvo Invests in Anti-Theft System Based on Radio Technology
Volvo AB, parent company of Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks Inc., said it was working on a new tractor-trailer anti-theft system based on intelligent radio technology and sensors.
March 3, 2008