DOE Holds ’09 Diesel Forecast at $2.28 a Gallon
The Energy Department held its projection for diesel prices from a previous forecast, saying trucking’s main fuel would average $2.28 per gallon this year and $2.55 in 2010.
February 10, 2009Forward Air’s 4Q Income Drops
Forward Air Corp. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings fell 33% to $8.3 million, or 29 cents a share, from $12.4 million, or 43 cents, a year ago.
February 10, 2009Diesel Drops 2.7¢ to $2.219
Diesel fuel fell 2.7 cents to $2.219 a gallon, continuing a 30-week downward trend and leaving it at the lowest level in nearly four years, the Department of Energy said Monday.
February 10, 2009Wal-Mart to Test Alternate Fuels, Hybrids in Push to Raise Mileage
Wal-Mart Stores said it will test two types of diesel-electric hybrid trucks and two types of alternatively fueled trucks as part of a continuing effort by the world’s largest retailer to double the fuel efficiency of its 7,200-truck fleet by 2015.
February 9, 2009Freight Market Decline Continues
Your newspaper this week shows just how difficult things are for carriers these days, as freight rates and volumes continue to nose dive while shippers push for lower fuel surcharges and better deals.
February 6, 2009Diesel Drops 2.2¢ to $2.246
Diesel fuel’s national average price fell 2.2 cents to $2.246 a gallon, the lowest in more than three and a half years, the Department of Energy said Monday.
February 3, 2009EPA Grants Calif. Request to Enforce Reefer Emissions Rule
California environmental regulators said last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted the state a waiver that will allow enforcement of its regulation requiring emission-control retrofits on refrigerated trucks and trailers.
February 3, 2009Wal-Mart to Test Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Trucks
Wal-Mart Stores will test two types of hybrid trucks and two types of alternatively fueled trucks, the company announced Monday.
February 2, 2009Paccar Offers Aftermarket Particulate Filter
Paccar Inc.’s parts dealers are offering the company’s Engine Control Systems Purifilter, an aftermarket passively regenerating diesel particulate filter approved by the California Air Resources Board for installation and use in a wide variety of Class 8 trucks.
February 2, 2009Spot Market Freight Rates Dive as Recession Slashes Demand
Rates for freight services bought on the spot market have nose dived to 1990s levels as shrinking fuel surcharges have sent prices falling further while the recession continues to ravage shipping demand.
February 2, 2009