Diesel fuel鈥檚 national average price rose 7.8 cents from a week ago to $2.352 a gallon, its highest level this year, the Department of Energy said.
June 2, 2009GovernmentBusinessFuel
Calif. Program Seeks to Help Truckers with Retrofit Loans
California has set up a loan program for truckers to meet looming stricter emissions requirements next year, but some carriers say the industry is in such a difficult state that they may not last long enough to get the loans, the Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel reported Tuesday.
June 2, 2009GovernmentBusiness
Nevada Senate Kills Plan to Raise Diesel Tax
A bill that would have added 7 cents to Nevada鈥檚 27.75-cent diesel tax for all vehicles except school buses has died in the state鈥檚 Senate.
June 2, 2009BusinessFuelGovernment
Air-Weigh Says Its Scales Standard on Kalyn Siebert Trailers
Onboard scale manufacturer Air-Weigh said that Kalyn Siebert, a subsidiary of Heil Trailer International, has made the Air-Weigh鈥檚 trailer scales standard on its heavy-haul trailers.
June 2, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Mexican Trucking Group Suing U.S. for $6 Billion
Mexican trucking companies are suing the United States government for $6 billion over Washington鈥檚 refusal to allow Mexican carriers onto U.S. roads under the North American Free Trade Agreement, Reuters reported.
June 1, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
New Border-Crossing Rule Takes Effect
A rule requiring U.S. residents to show a passport or other high-tech document to re-enter the country from Canada or Mexico took effect Monday, the Associated Press reported.
June 1, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Manufacturing Index Improves in May
Manufacturing in the U.S. improved last month but still showed contraction overall, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
June 1, 2009GovernmentBusiness
Construction Spending Increases 0.8%
Construction spending rose in April by the largest amount since August, the Commerce Department said Monday.
June 1, 2009BusinessGovernment
Personal Spending Dips 0.1%
Consumer personal spending dipped 0.1% in April, the Commerce Department said Monday.
June 1, 2009BusinessLogisticsGovernment
Gasoline Rises 19垄 to $2.49 a Gallon
The national average price of regular gasoline jumped 19 cents in the past two weeks to $2.49 a gallon, rising with the highest oil prices in six months, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
June 1, 2009