Diesel fuel’s national average price fell 2.2 cents to $2.246 a gallon, the lowest in more than three and a half years, the Department of Energy said Monday.
February 3, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Senate GOP Blocks Additional $25 Billion for Highways
Senate Republicans Tuesday blocked a proposal to add billions of dollars of highway and mass transit funding to the economic stimulus bill continuing to shape, the Associated Press reported.
February 3, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Wal-Mart Receives Prototype Hybrid from ArvinMeritor
ArvinMeritor Inc. said Tuesday that it has presented Wal-Mart Stores Inc. with a prototype heavy-duty truck equipped with the first Meritor diesel-electric drivetrain.
February 3, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Covenant Reports Loss for 4Q, Year
Covenant Transportation Group said Tuesday it lost $39.8 million, or $2.83 per share, compared with a profit of $176 million or 1 cent, a year ago.
February 3, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyEquipment
Cummins’ 4Q, Full-Year Profit Declines
Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit fell 55% from a year ago, due to declining demand.
February 3, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Maryland Approves Truck Toll Increase
The Maryland Transportation Authority has approved increased truck tolls its seven toll facilities, the Associated Press reported.
February 3, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
EPA Grants Calif. Request to Enforce Reefer Emissions Rule
California environmental regulators said last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted the state a waiver that will allow enforcement of its regulation requiring emission-control retrofits on refrigerated trucks and trailers.
February 3, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Manufacturing Index Contracts
Manufacturing in the U.S. contracted in January for the 12th straight month, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
February 2, 2009GovernmentBusiness
Construction Spending Falls 1.4%
Construction spending fell 1.4% in December, the Commerce Department said Monday.
February 2, 2009EquipmentBusinessFuelGovernmentTechnologySafety
Paccar Offers Aftermarket Particulate Filter
Paccar Inc.’s parts dealers are offering the company’s Engine Control Systems Purifilter, an aftermarket passively regenerating diesel particulate filter approved by the California Air Resources Board for installation and use in a wide variety of Class 8 trucks.
February 2, 2009