Oil Price Declines for Third Day
Crude oil futures fell for a third straight day Tuesday, slipping briefly below $100 a barrel before closing at $100.98 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Bloomberg reported.
April 1, 2008Truckers Stage Some Slowdowns Over Diesel Prices
Truckers slowed to as low as 20 miles per hour on the New Jersey Turnpike on Tuesday, clogging the roadway as part of a nationwide protest against surging diesel fuel prices, Bloomberg reported.
April 1, 2008Estes Becomes TSA-Security Compliant for Air Cargo
Less-than-truckload carrier Estes Express Lines, Richmond, Va., said Monday it has become one of the first major LTL carriers to become Security Compliant with the Transportation Security Administration.
April 1, 2008Diesel Declines 2.5¢ to $3.964; Gasoline Climbs to Record $3.29
Diesel’s national average pump price saw its first decline in two months, falling 2.5 cents Monday to $3.964 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
April 1, 2008Editorial: Technological Solutions
Little wonder that fuel efficiency was a major focus of equipment and service vendors exhibiting at the Mid-America Trucking Show last week.
March 31, 2008Accuride, Benecor to Distribute Urea
Accuride Corp., a maker of wheels, chassis parts and seat assemblies for commercial trucks and trailers, said it will form a joint venture with Benecor Inc. to distribute diesel exhaust fluid, or urea, at truck stops, fuel stations and fleet locations.
March 31, 2008Fuel Efficiency in Spotlight at Mid-America Trucking Show
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Talk of fuel efficiency and reduced engine emissions largely displaced glitz and chrome at center stage at the Mid-America Trucking Show last week.
March 31, 2008Emissions Debate Heats Up as Daimler Defends SCR
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The simmering debate among truck makers over the best way to meet the government’s much tighter emissions mandate suddenly got a lot hotter here last week, as Daimler Truck executives aggressively struck back at competitors’ negative comments about the technology they have chosen — selective catalytic reduction.
March 31, 2008Diesel Tops Previous High
The average retail price of U.S. diesel rose another 1.5 cents a gallon to $3.989 last week, extending to five the string of record-high fuel prices recorded by the Department of Energy’s weekly report.
March 31, 2008UTI Worldwide’s Fourth-Quarter Earnings Decline
Air and ocean freight forwarder UTi Worldwide said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 20% to $18 million, or 18 cents a share, including a restructuring charge that cut earnings by 6 cents a share.
March 28, 2008