T. Boone Pickens to Keynote ATA’s Natural Gas Summit
Energy executive T. Boone Pickens will be the keynote speaker at American Trucking Associations’ Natural Gas in Trucking Summit in November, ATA said Wednesday.
July 11, 2012U.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks in May
The U.S. trade deficit shrank 3.8% in May as imports fell to the lowest level in three months, the Commerce Department said.
July 11, 2012Diesel Rises 3.5¢ to $3.683 in First Increase in Three Months; Gas Gains 5.5¢ to $3.411
Diesel rose for the first time in three months, rising 3.5 cents to $3.683 a gallon, while gasoline also increased, the Department of Energy said Monday.
July 10, 2012Oil Holds Near $85 a Barrel
Oil rose over $85 a barrel in early trading Monday, after taking its biggest drop in two weeks on Friday, Bloomberg reported.
July 9, 2012J.D. Power: Buyer Satisfaction Declines Under Burden of 2010 Emissions Rules
Satisfaction with model-year 2011 trucks suffered as a result of technology added to comply with 2010 federal emissions regulations, which resulted in customers’ reporting more problems with the trucks, a recent J.D. Power and Associates’ survey found.
July 9, 2012U.S. Bank Expands to Service Classes 7-8 With Purchase of TransCard’s Fuel Card
U.S. Bank said it purchased TransCard’s Classes 7-8 fuel card product to expand its offerings to the heavy-duty truck market, with truckload firm U.S. Xpress Enterprises as its initial customer.
July 9, 2012Fuel Drops for 12th Week, Diesel Average at $3.648, but Oil Price Spikes
Retail diesel prices declined for a 12th straight week, dipping 3 cents a gallon to $3.648, the Department of Energy reported, but a spike in crude oil prices could signal an end to the downturn.
July 9, 2012Diesel Falls Another 3¢ to $3.648 a Gallon; Price Has Plunged 50¢ in Three Months
Diesel’s national average pump price fell for a 12th straight week, declining 3 cents to $3.648 a gallon, while gasoline fell for a 13th week, the Department of Energy said.
July 3, 2012Oil Falls Following Friday’s $7 Surge
Oil fell more than $1 in early trading Monday after jumping more than $7 on Friday to finish last week near $85 a barrel, Bloomberg reported.
July 2, 2012UPS to Add ‘Plastic’ Trucks to Existing Delivery Fleet
UPS said it has completed testing of its “plastic truck,” a composite-bodied vehicle that’s lighter and uses 40% less fuel than its current package cars, and will soon add 150 of the new vehicles to its delivery fleet.
July 2, 2012