Crude oil prices topped $100 Thursday before receding to close at $99.18 a barrel, short of Wednesday鈥檚 closing-price record, Bloomberg reported.
January 3, 2008BusinessFuel
Crude Oil Hits $100 a Barrel
Crude oil futures hit $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time, as global petroleum demand continued to outstrip supplies, the Associated Press reported.
January 2, 2008FuelBusinessGovernment
Diesel Gains 3.7垄 to $3.345
The average price of retail diesel fuel rose 3.7 cents to $3.345 a gallon, while gasoline jumped 7.3 cents to $3.053, the Department of Energy said.
January 2, 2008BusinessFuel
Oil Closes at More Than $96 a Barrel
Crude oil closed at more than $96 Thursday for the first time in a month, following an Energy Department report that showed declining inventories, Bloomberg reported.
December 27, 2007FuelBusinessGovernment
Diesel Dips 0.1垄 to $3.308
The average price of retail diesel fuel fell 0.1 cent from a week ago to $3.308 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Wednesday.
December 26, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelLogisticsEquipment
Letters to the Editor: CARB Reefer Rules, Old Trucks, Tires & Environment
Regarding your op-ed, 鈥淒ealing with California鈥檚 Reefer Rules," American Trucking Associations commends the efforts of the California Air Resources Board to conduct national outreach for the first time on its state regulation that will affect the nation鈥檚 refrigerated carriers.
December 26, 2007GovernmentBusinessFuel
Oil Rises to Near $95 a Barrel
Oil prices rose to near $95 a barrel early Wednesday on forecasts that crude inventories will continue to decline, the Associated Press reported.
December 26, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
EU Seeking Truck Emissions Cuts
European truck makers would have to cut urban air pollution in the European Union as much as 80% under new draft EU rules that would move Europe closer to U.S. standards, Bloomberg reported Friday.
December 21, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsFuel
Bush Backs EPA on California Waiver Denial
President Bush defended the Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 decision to reject California鈥檚 plan to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles, saying that a national strategy toward climate change is more effective than a state-by-state approach, the Los Angeles Times reported.
December 20, 2007FuelBusinessLogistics
UP Lowers Fourth-Quarter Earnings Forecast
Union Pacific Corp. cut its earnings forecast for the fourth quarter, citing higher diesel fuel costs and a delay in recovering its fuel surcharges.
December 19, 2007