Diesel fuel’s national average pump price continued its almost four-month decline, dropping 20 cents to $3.088 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.
November 4, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentFuel
Letters to the Editor: LTL Reweighing; DOE’s Fuel Surveys; TWIC: Why Bother?; Limit Cars, Not Rigs; Goodbye, California
The letter writer who commented on less-than-truckload reweighing in the Oct. 13 issue of Transport Topics has led a sheltered experience in the trucking industry.
November 5, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics
Expeditors’ 3Q Income Improves
Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington said its third-quarter net income rose 15% to $85.5 million, or 39 cents a share, from $74.3 million, or 34 cents, a year ago.
November 4, 2008Government
September Factory Orders Fall 2.5%
U.S. factory orders fell 2.5% in September, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
November 4, 2008GovernmentBusiness
U.S. Auto Sales Drop Sharply in October
U.S. auto sales fell sharply in October, Bloomberg reported.
November 4, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuelTechnologyEquipment
SCR Group Urges Strict Urea Guidelines
When heavy-duty engines with selective catalytic reduction technology start rolling in 2010, truckers refilling their trucks’ urea tanks will need to follow strict guidelines to protect the product’s purity to avoid damaging the aftertreatment system, urea experts said.
November 3, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Manufacturing Index Plunges to 26-Year Low
An index of U.S. manufacturing fell to a 26-year low in October, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
November 3, 2008GovernmentBusiness
Construction Spending Drops 0.3% in September
Construction spending fell 0.3% in September, the Commerce Department said Monday.
November 3, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogistics
TransForce Reports Lower 3Q Income
Canadian transportation firm TransForce Inc. said its third-quarter net income slipped to C$26.5 million, or 31 cents per unit, from C$28.5 million, or 33 cents, a year ago.
November 3, 2008BusinessFuelGovernment
Diesel Declines Another 19.4¢ to $3.288
The average price of U.S. retail diesel shed another 19.4 cents last week, dropping to $3.288 a gallon, while the gasoline average fell below year-ago levels for the first time in 2008, according to the Department of Energy.
November 3, 2008