Regular gasoline jumped 18 cents in the past two weeks to a national average $2.66 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices.
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Truck Driver Appreciation Week Begins Sunday
With National Truck Driver Appreciation Week approaching, American Trucking Associations is extending the deadline until Nov. 7 for submissions for its video contest on why professional truck drivers are essential to the U.S. economy.
October 29, 2009Kansas City Southern’s 3Q Profit Declines
Kansas City Southern said Thursday it earned $25.8 million, 27 cents a share, in its third quarter, compared with $48.9 million, or 52 cents, a year ago.
October 29, 2009Norfolk Southern’s 3Q Profit Drops 41%
Norfolk Southern Corp. reported that its third-quarter profit fell 41% from a year ago.
October 28, 2009Canadian Pacific’s 3Q Income Falls
Canadian freight railroad Canadian Pacific’s third-quarter net income fell 22% as measures to control costs failed to offset lower volumes, Reuters reported.
October 27, 2009NTSB Urges Tougher Measures to Fight Drivers’ Sleep Apnea
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration should identify commercial truck and bus drivers who are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, and require drivers diagnosed with the condition to prove they are being treated, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended last week.
October 26, 2009Gasoline Jumps 18¢ in Two Weeks, to $2.66 a Gallon
NTSB Urges Tougher Measures to Fight Drivers’ Sleep Apnea
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration should identify commercial truck and bus drivers who are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, and require drivers diagnosed with the condition to prove they are being treated, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended last week.
October 26, 2009Diesel Soars 10.5¢ to $2.705
The average U.S. price of diesel jumped more than 10 cents a gallon and gasoline rose nearly as much last week, while petroleum closed above $81 a barrel on national commodities markets for the first time in more than a year.
October 26, 2009Existing Home Sales Jump to Two-year High
Existing homes sales jumped in September to the highest level in more than two years, the National Association of Realtors said Friday.
October 23, 2009TransForce Reports Lower 3Q Income
Canadian transportation and logistics firm TransForce Inc. said its third-quarter net income fell to C$17 million, or 19 cents a share, from C$26.5 million, or 31 cents, a year ago.
October 23, 2009