3PLs Caught in Middle of Shipper-Carrier Struggle as Cost Reductions Drive Fierce Competition
After surviving a record run-up in fuel prices during 2008, shippers and carriers now face an even bigger supply chain challenge: coping with a sharp downturn in freight volume as businesses cut back on production in response to lower sales.
February 2, 2009Graves Says ATA Will Fight L.A. Port’s Concession Plans
American Trucking Associations will exhaust all legal avenues to fight employee-only concession requirements contained in the Port of Los Angeles’ clean trucks plan, ATA President Bill Graves said.
February 2, 2009Retail Diesel Continues Falling
U.S. retail diesel prices continued to edge down last week, as the average dipped 2.8 cents to $2.268 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
February 2, 2009Truckload Fleets Maintain Earnings in 4Q Despite Falling Revenue by Cutting Costs
Eight publicly traded truckload fleets weathered the fourth quarter recession by lowering costs, including fuel, and posted earnings that either topped or came close to the year-earlier period.
February 2, 2009Diesel Drops 2.8¢ to $2.268
Diesel fuel’s national average price fell 2.8 cents to $2.268 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.
January 27, 2009ATRI: ULSD Has More Energy Than Engineers First Expected
Ultra-low-sulfur diesel, the standard fuel of heavy-duty trucking since late 2006, has more energy content than engineers originally had expected, a welcome surprise, according to a study from the American Transportation Research Institute.
January 26, 2009Obama Signs Order for EPA to Allow Stricter Auto Emissions Rules
President Obama Monday signed an order directing the Environmental Protection Agency approve a waiver for California and 13 other states to set stricter automobile emission and boost fuel efficiency standards.
January 26, 2009Fueling Station Operators Offer Few Details On How They Will Sell Diesel Exhaust Fluid
Most new heavy-duty trucks sold in the United States and Canada, beginning when 2010 models are introduced, will use selective catalytic reduction technology to cut emissions, which will require the addition of a new fluid to work properly. And truck stops throughout the nations are trying to prepare to meet the demand for this new product.
January 26, 2009Diesel Declines 1.8¢ to $2.296
The average retail price of diesel fuel remained relatively stable for a second week, dropping 1.8 cents to $2.296, the U.S. Department of Energy reported.
January 26, 2009Forward Air Issues 4Q Profit Warning
Forward Air Corp. lowered its fourth-quarter earnings guidance, citing “severely worsening economic conditions” in the second half of the quarter.
January 22, 2009