Oil rose past $81 a barrel early Thursday following the Department of Energy’s weekly report that showed crude supplies increased last week, Bloomberg reported.
March 25, 2010BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuelEquipment
Navistar Unveils Updated ProStar
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Navistar Inc. has introduced the ProStar Plus, a lighter, more fuel-efficient version of its ProStar Class 8 tractor.
March 25, 2010BusinessFuel
Diesel Rises Again, Gaining 2.2¢ to $2.946 a Gallon
Diesel’s national average price continued its climb toward $3 a gallon, rising 2.2 cents to $2.946, a 16-month high, the Department of Energy reported.
March 23, 2010BusinessSafetyFuelGovernmentAutonomous
Industry Opposed to Quick Implementation of Clean-Truck Plan at Port of N.Y./N.J.
A new diesel-emissions-reduction program at the Port of New York and New Jersey that will ban pre-1994 trucks beginning in 2011 will be costly and burdensome for motor carriers and comes at a time when fleets are reeling from the recession, state trucking officials said.
March 22, 2010BusinessSafetyGovernmentFuel
Transport Policy Should Modernize Freight, Reduce Diesel Emissions, Report Suggests
Congress should include comprehensive funding policies in the upcoming transportation reauthorization bill both to modernize freight transportation and reduce diesel emissions, an environmental group said in a report last week.
March 22, 2010BusinessFuelSafetyGovernment
FedEx Posts 146% Increase in Fiscal Third-Quarter Profit
FedEx Corp. posted a 146% increase in quarterly net income driven by explosive growth in returns at its air express division and a nearly one-third increase in ground parcel delivery profits, the second-largest company in North American freight transportation said March 18.
March 22, 2010BusinessFuelGovernment
Diesel Increases 2¢ to $2.924, Pushing Price to 16-Month High
The U.S. retail diesel price average rose another 2 cents to a 16-month high of $2.924 a gallon last week, the fourth straight increase, the Department of Energy reported.
March 22, 2010FuelBusinessSafety
Petroleum Institute Investigating ULSD Corrosion
The Petroleum Equipment Institute is conducting a survey to ascertain the extent of corrosion in petroleum-dispensing equipment that stores ultra-low-sulfur-diesel fuel.
March 17, 2010GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelEquipment
Transportation Bill Should Have Freight Component, Report Says
Congress should include comprehensive funding policies in the upcoming transportation reauthorization bill both to modernize freight transportation and reduce diesel emissions, an environmental group said in a new report.
March 16, 2010BusinessLogisticsFuelGovernment
Diesel Rises 2¢ to $2.924 in Fourth Straight Increase
Diesel’s national average retail price rose for a fourth week, climbing 2 cents to $2.924 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
March 16, 2010