Editorial: Fuel Prices Power Technology
We’ve now had four reasonably sharp weekly declines in the national average price of diesel fuel. While retail prices have dropped more than 41 cents a gallon over that span, the average is still astronomically high — $1.506 more than the average one year ago.
August 18, 2008S.C. to Use Sensors to Monitor Bridges
Remote sensors will be installed on bridges on two main South Carolina highways, allowing officials in Columbia to monitor the bridges’ condition, the Associated Press reported.
August 18, 2008Truck-Crash Deaths Fall 4%
The number of Americans killed in truck-related crashes fell 4.4% to 4,808 last year, the lowest total in 15 years, the Department of Transportation said last week.
August 18, 200828 Confident Rookies Among Drivers Heading to Houston for ‘Super Bowl of Safety’
Kenneth Grimmett has been driving heavy trucks down interstates for 14 years, but he’ll be a “rookie” later this week when he climbs inside the cab of a flatbed rig parked in the middle of the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.
August 18, 2008Diesel Drops 14.9¢ to $4.353 a Gallon
The national diesel average declined 14.9 cents last week to $4.353 a gallon, the fourth straight drop that has lowered the price of trucking’s main fuel by 41.1 cents a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
August 18, 2008Consumer Confidence Improves in August
U.S. consumer confidence improved this month, according to the latest Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index, released Friday.
August 15, 2008N.Y. State Manufacturing Index Shows Growth
Manufacturing growth in New York state improved this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Friday.
August 15, 2008Truck-Related Fatalities Declined Last Year, DOT Says
U.S. road fatalities and truck-related fatalities both declined last year, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
August 14, 2008Deutsche Post Chief Defends DHL-UPS Air Deal
Deutsche Post Chief Executive Officer Frank Appel defended the company’s DHL unit’s pending deal with UPS Inc. under which DHL Express would contract out its North American air operations to UPS, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
August 14, 2008Consumer Price Index Rises 0.8%
Consumer prices rose 0.8% in July, bringing the rise for the last 12 months to 5.6%, the Labor Department said Thursday.
August 14, 2008