Diesel took its biggest drop in almost a year and a half, declining 7.3 cents to $3.021 a gallon, while gasoline also tumbled, the Department of Energy聽reported.
May 25, 2010BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Consumer Confidence Rises in May
Consumer confidence grew this month to its highest level since March 2008, the New York-based Conference Board reported.
May 25, 2010Business
E&MU: Plug-In Power Cools Cargo, Helps Shippers Go 鈥楪reen鈥
The need for total control of the 鈥渃old chain鈥 鈥 every point in a refrigerated shipment鈥檚 environment 鈥 is driving demand for more efficient ways of maintaining cargo temperature during the transfer of goods between dock and trailer.
May 24, 2010Business
YRC, Teamsters Forming Competitiveness Committees
YRC Worldwide said Monday that joint committees representing the company and the Teamsters union are being formed to address YRC鈥檚 鈥渃ompetitiveness and reentry into union pension plans.鈥
May 24, 2010Business
Existing 91视频 Sales Grow to Highest Level in Five Months
Existing home sales rose in April to the highest level in five months, the National Association of Realtors said.
May 24, 2010BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Boyd Bros. Orders 325 Navistar Tractors
Flatbed carrier Boyd Bros. Transportation has ordered 325 trucks with 2010 engines from Navistar Inc., the manufacturer said Thursday.
May 24, 2010Letters to the EditorBusiness
Letters: Trucking鈥檚 Future, Broker Controversy
By now, everyone involved in trucking has experienced in some way a shortage of truck availability 鈥 and we鈥檙e only in the beginning of the second quarter. Transport Topics鈥 April 26 issue had a front-page story on fleet failures that quoted some interesting statistics: More than 7,100 carriers have been lost since the middle of 2008, with 730 failing during the first quarter of 2010. 聽 聽
May 24, 2010EditorialBusinessGovernmentSafety
Still No Border Solution
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May 24, 2010BusinessFuel
Gasoline Drops 9垄 in Past Two Weeks to $2.83 a Gallon
Regular gasoline鈥檚 national average price fell 9 cents in the past two weeks to $2.83 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.
May 24, 2010BusinessFuel
Truckers Oppose Mandate for Biodiesel in Canada
Canadian truckers called on their federal government to junk its plan to implement a national 2% biodiesel mandate, saying that a government study found the cost of the mandate would be nearly five times greater than the benefit.
May 24, 2010