Gas Falls 4.5¢ in Two Weeks to $2.47, Lundberg Says
Gasoline’s national average price continued its downward trend, falling 4.5 cents in the past two weeks to $2.47 a gallon, according to latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices.
October 13, 2009Ports’ Clean Trucks Goals Will Be Met by 2010, Los Angeles and Long Beach Officials Say
Officials with the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach said they expect to reach their clean trucks goal of reducing port diesel emissions 80% by the end of 2010 — a year or more ahead of schedule.
October 12, 2009Fleet Execs See Green in Going Green
LAS VEGAS — Fleet executives said that while going green does provide societal and environmental benefits, the biggest benefit to carriers is that is saves money in fuel and other costs.
October 12, 2009Ports’ Clean Trucks Goals Will Be Met by 2010, Los Angeles and Long Beach Officials Say
Officials with the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach said they expect to reach their clean trucks goal of reducing port diesel emissions 80% by the end of 2010 — a year or more ahead of schedule.
October 12, 2009ATA Leaders Set Policies on HOS, Alternative Fuels
LAS VEGAS — The leadership of American Trucking Associations addressed several policy issues here during the group’s annual conference, ranging from the supporting documents fleets need to provide for hours-of-service compliance to what alternative fuels are used in the nation.
October 12, 2009Diesel Fuel Drops 1.9¢ to $2.582 for 5th Straight Weekly Decline
U.S. retail diesel prices fell 1.9 cents to $2.582 a gallon last week in the fifth consecutive decline, a run that has seen the average cost of trucking’s main fuel fall 9.2 cents, the Department of Energy said.
October 12, 2009Express-1 Acquires Freight Forwarder LRG
Express-1 Expedited Solutions said that it has acquired LRG International, an international freight forwarder specializing in ocean and air freight.
October 8, 2009Diesel to Average $2.60 in Fourth Quarter, DOE Says
Diesel will average $2.60 in the fourth quarter, down slightly from the August-September average of $2.63, the Department of Energy said in its monthly short-term energy outlook.
October 7, 2009Oil Dips Following Inventory Report
Oil dipped slightly Wednesday following a Department of Energy report that showed inventories of gasoline and distillates rose last week, Bloomberg reported.
October 7, 2009Diesel Falls 1.9¢ to $2.582 in Fifth Straight Drop
The national average price of diesel fuel fell for a fifth straight week, dropping 1.9 cents to $2.582 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
October 6, 2009