The average retail price of U.S. diesel fuel fell 0.6 cent to $2.829 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
July 3, 2007Business, Government, Safety, Fuel
Trucking Industry’s Largest Carrier Turns 100
Order a T-shirt from Jockey online or send your Toshiba laptop for repair, and your new shirt probably will arrive the next day, your repaired computer within the week. Both likely will come from Worldport, UPS Inc.’s 4 million-square-foot international air hub in Louisville, Ky.
July 9, 2007Fuel, Business, Government
Diesel Dips 0.6¢ to $2.829
Business, Fuel
McDonald’s to Convert Cooking Oil to Biodiesel in U.K.
July 2, 2007
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
DOT, California at Odds Over Emissions Plan
The U.S. Transportation Department believes that California’s plan to enact a program to cut global-warming emissions from vehicles is a state-level fuel-economy rule, Bloomberg reported.
July 2, 2007Business, Fuel, Government
Varied Oil Charges Make Forecasts Difficult, Analysts Say
James Burr likens the job of forecasting diesel fuel prices to that of a television weatherman.
July 2, 2007Business, Fuel, Government
Estes Revamps, Renames Air Forwarding Unit
Estes Express Lines said Friday that its Estes Air division will be reorganized as Estes Air Forwarding LLC, effective Sunday, July 1.
June 29, 2007Fuel, Business
Oil Tops $70 a Barrel
Oil futures moved briefly past $70 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since September before receding, after an Energy Department report showed that gasoline and distillate fuel inventories declined last week, Bloomberg reported.
June 28, 2007Business, Fuel, Government, Logistics, Safety
DHL Buys Stake in Polar Air
Package delivery firm DHL said Thursday it acquired a 49% stake Polar Air Cargo Express, a unit of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, to expand its business in the Asia-Pacific region.
June 28, 2007Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
L.A. Truckers Run Convoy to Back Ports’ Emissions Plan
A convoy of 100 diesel trucks motored slowly along the Harbor Freeway from South Los Angeles to the Port of Long Beach Wednesday as part of a push for cleaner air and better working conditions for drivers, television station KTLA reported on its Web site.
June 27, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Fuel
Letters to the Editor: SafeStat Scores, Seat Belts
We have had many examples of questionable DOT inspections — including two we had last month in Idaho on the same owner-operator’s tractor-trailer that were clean, but not Level 1s, which are the most thorough standardized inspections.
June 27, 2007