Nevada Cracking Down on Off-Road ‘Red Diesel’
McDonald’s to Convert Cooking Oil to Biodiesel in U.K.
DOT, California at Odds Over Emissions Plan
The U.S. Transportation Department believes that California’s plan to enact a program to cut global-warming emissions from vehicles is a state-level fuel-economy rule, Bloomberg reported.
July 2, 2007Editorial: Improving SafeStat, Again
The votes are in, and it’s clear that while federal referees believe that the SafeStat carrier-safety scoring program has been improved in recent times, they agree that it’s not yet ready for prime time.
July 2, 2007Sluggish ’07 Sales Push Prices Down
Despite discounts and incentives on new trucks that have narrowed the price gap between them and previous versions, dealers say that few of the models with 2007 engines are selling.
July 2, 2007DOT Inspector General Urges More SafeStat Improvements
WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s safety rating system has been improved but is still not ready to return to public view, said the Department of Transportation’s inspector general.
July 2, 2007Varied Oil Charges Make Forecasts Difficult, Analysts Say
James Burr likens the job of forecasting diesel fuel prices to that of a television weatherman.
July 2, 2007Fuller, Quinn Offer $176 Million to Take U.S. Xpress Private
The two founders of truckload carrier U.S. Xpress Enterprises said they want to buy back the part of the company they don’t already own for an estimated $176 million, taking the $300 million company private.
July 2, 2007FMCSA Extends Mexican Trucks Comment Period
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Friday it is extending the public comment period for its June 8 Federal Register notice concerning the cross-border trucking demonstration program through Monday, July 9.
June 29, 2007Nafta Surface Trade Jumps 5.3%
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico was 5.3% higher in April than a year earlier, the biggest year-to-year increase since August 2006, the Department of Transportation said.
June 29, 2007