The聽National Conference on Weights and Measures has voted not to require temperature gauges to measure fuel output on retail pumps.
July 17, 2009Letters to the EditorBusinessSafetyFuelGovernment
Letters: Early Safety Adopted; Reregulation
Any trucking company that takes the leadership position in safety and in clean air is to be commended. But doing so through high-tech safety and Environmental Protection Agency ventures makes the outcome risky.
July 20, 2009BusinessSafetyFuelGovernment
10% Cut in Truck Traffic Called 鈥楢lmost Ludicrous鈥
The idea of removing 10% of truck traffic from the nation鈥檚 highways by 2020 to reduce carbon emissions is 鈥渁lmost ludicrous,鈥 Ray Kuntz, former chairman of American Trucking Associations, told a Senate committee last week.
July 20, 2009BusinessFuel
Oil Tops $61 Following DOE Inventory Report
Oil rose by the most in six weeks Wednesday following a Department of Energy report that showed declines in crude stockpiles and a modest uptick in diesel demand, Bloomberg reported.
July 15, 2009BusinessFuelLogistics
CSX Profit Falls 20% in Second Quarter
Freight railroad CSX Corp. said its second-quarter profit fell 20% as fuel surcharges and shipments dropped.
July 14, 2009BusinessFuel
Diesel Drops 5.2垄 to $2.542 in Third Straight Decline
Diesel fell for a third straight week, dropping 5.2 cents to $2.542 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.
July 14, 2009FuelBusinessGovernment
Retail Sales Rise 0.6% in June
Retail sales rose 0.6% in June, led by gains in automobile and fuel purchases, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
July 14, 2009BusinessFuelGovernment
Producer Price Index Rises 1.8%
Prices paid to U.S. producers jumped 1.8% in June, led by higher fuel costs, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
July 14, 2009BusinessTechnologyFuel
Navistar Says Final 2010 Engine Testing on Track
Navistar International Corp. said Monday that it is on track with final testing of its exhaust gas recirculation MaxxForce engines to meet 2010 emissions standards.
July 13, 2009FuelGovernment
Gasoline Average Drops a Dime, Lundberg Reports
Gasoline prices fell 10 cents in the past two weeks to $2.56 per gallon, according to latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.
July 13, 2009