Panel Recommends Federal Fuel Tax Increases
A commission created by Congress plans to release a report this month recommending increases in the federal taxes on diesel fuel and gasoline, the Associated Press reported.
January 5, 2009Diesel Price Declines to $2.327
The U.S. diesel average fell a combined 9.5 cents over the final two weeks of 2008 to $2.327 a gallon, ending the year at its lowest level since June 2005, the Department of Energy reported.
January 5, 2009Opinion: Not Quite a Happy New Year
As if skyrocketing fuel prices in 2008 were not enough, American trucking companies are now in the midst of the worst recession since the early 1980s.
December 31, 2008Diesel’s Decline Slows, Falling 3.9¢ to $2.327 a Gallon
Diesel fuel’s national average price fell 3.9 cents to $2.327 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.
December 30, 2008Year in Review: California Takes Steps to Curb Emissions
Southern California port officials and state environmental regulators continued pressing their campaign to reduce heavy-truck diesel emissions, approving several controversial measures during 2008 that some truckers said will lead to severe economic hardships.
December 29, 2008Oregon Considers Satellite Technology for Mileage-Based Tax
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) is exploring ways to use a mileage tax and satellite technology to pay for roads, instead of a fuel tax, the Albany (Ore.) Democrat-Herald reported Saturday.
December 29, 2008Letters to the Editor: NAFTA Highway, 2010 EPA Mandates, California’s Filters, Training Film, FMCSA Policy
With fuel prices going down, including diesel, truckers are still shutting down and still saying they aren’t making money — proving my own view that the problem is other than fuel prices.
December 29, 2008Diesel Drops 5.6¢ to $2.366; Gasoline’s Decline Slows
The national average price of diesel fuel fell 5.6 cents to $2.366 a gallon, while gasoline’s decline slowed to less than a penny, the Department of Energy reported Monday.
December 23, 2008FedEx Delays Delivery of Air Freighters
FedEx Corp. has delayed delivery of some Boeing Co. 777 freighter planes by as long as 17 months, due to a lag in shipments demand, Bloomberg reported.
December 22, 2008Fuel Prices, Recession Make Grim Year for Trucking Industry
The world of trucking was turned upside down and shaken like a snow globe during 2008.
December 22, 2008