Railroad locomotive engines and marine vessels will be subject to new clean air standards that would sharply reduce particulate and nitrogen oxide emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency said Friday.
March 14, 2008BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Trucking Industry Moves From Proprietary Hardware to Open-Systems Approach
Historically, trucking companies have relied on information technology systems — both in the cab and in the office — that run proprietary software on proprietary hardware, effectively making it impossible for one manufacturer’s system to access data gathered by another service.
March 17, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Diesel Jumps to $3.819 a Gallon
The U.S. average retail diesel price broke its record high for the third straight week, surging to $3.819 a gallon and topping $4 a gallon in some places, pushed by soaring crude oil prices that also set all-time highs and closed above $110 a barrel for the first time in history.
March 17, 2008BusinessGovernment
Diesel, Gas Pump Prices Continue to Soar
Retail gasoline and diesel prices, along with heating oil futures set new record highs Friday, the Associated Press reported.
March 14, 2008GovernmentBusiness
Mack Introduces ‘Titan’ Truck and New Engine
Mack Trucks Wednesday introduced a large new diesel engine and a new truck, which it said was the most powerful truck the company has ever made.
March 14, 2008BusinessGovernment
Consumer Confidence Falls to 16-Year Low
U.S. consumer confidence fell to a 16-year low this month, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index, released Friday.
March 14, 2008BusinessGovernment
CPI Unchanged in February
The consumer price index was unchanged in February, the Labor Department said Friday.
March 14, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
EPA Sets New Ozone Standard
The Environmental Protection Agency reduced its primary eight-hour ozone standard to 0.075 parts per million from 0.084 ppm to comply with the requirements of the Clean Air Act.
March 14, 2008BusinessSafety
Intermodal Traffic Drops 15.1%
Rail carload traffic fell and intermodal traffic dropped sharply for the week ended Saturday compared with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.
March 13, 2008BusinessFuel
Oil Closes Over $110 a Barrel
Crude oil closed above $110 a barrel for the first time Thursday after hitting an intraday record $111, Bloomberg reported.
March 13, 2008