Crude oil prices fell almost $6 a barrel Wednesday following a Department of Energy report that showed crude oil inventories rose last week, Bloomberg reported.
March 19, 2008Business, Safety, Government, Fuel, Technology, Equipment
Letters to the Editor: SAFER Scores, Fuel Prices, Border Opening
The Opinion column by John Hausladen, Be Ready to Explain Your SAFER Scores, is an excellent reminder to fleets about how important the Safety and Fitness Electronic Record System score is and, how it can be misinterpreted by those uninformed about the industry.
March 19, 2008Fuel, Business
Werner Warns on 1Q Earnings Due to Sluggish Demand, Fuel Costs
Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises said Wednesday it expects its first-quarter earnings to fall substantially below last years, the Associated Press reported.
March 19, 2008Business, Fuel, Government
Oil Prices Take Biggest Drop Since August
Business, Fuel, Safety, Government
Forward Air Corp. Completes Acquisition
Forward Air Corp. said Tuesday it closed a deal, first announced last week, to buy transportation firm Pinch Holdings and a related company, AFTCO Enterprises, for an undisclosed sum.
March 18, 2008Fuel, Business, Logistics
Diesel Jumps 15.5瞽 to Record $3.974 a Gallon
Diesel fuels national average jumped another 15.5 cents Monday, to $3.974 a gallon, for its fourth straight record high, the Department of Energy said Monday.
March 18, 2008Business, Fuel, Government
EPA to Award $5 Million for Midwest Clean-Diesel Projects
The Environmental Protection Agencys Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative said Friday today announced that it expects to award about $5 million in grants for diesel-emission reduction projects in five Midwestern states.
March 17, 2008Fuel, Business, Safety, Government
ATA Projects Record Diesel Fuel Costs for 2008
American Trucking Associations is projecting a record high diesel fuel bill for the trucking industry this year, at $135 billion.
March 17, 2008Fuel, Business
Volvo Displays Green Trucks to Run on Alternative Fuels
WASHINGTON Global truck producer Volvo AB recently demonstrated trucks that can run on one of seven different alternative fuels, but company officials said they could not forecast when an over-the-road model of any of these seven trucks might be available.
March 17, 2008Business, Fuel, Logistics
Schneider Sets Fuel-Hauling Service
Truckload carrier Schneider National said Monday it has added fuel-hauling capabilities to its bulk hauling division.
March 17, 2008Business, Fuel
Con-way Drops Truck Speeds to Cut Carbon, Save on Fuel
Less-than-truckload carrier Con-way Freight announced last week that it will set speed governors on its trucks at a maximum of 62 mph, down from 65 mph a move the company said will cut its diesel consumption by about 3.2 million gallons a year.
March 17, 2008