Retail diesel prices for 2007 will peak this month at $2.92 a gallon before gradually declining every month through the end of the year, the Department of Energy said.
May 8, 2007BusinessGovernment
Wholesale Sales Jump 1.8%
Sales at U.S. wholesalers jumped 1.8% in March, the fastest pace in a year and a half, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
May 8, 2007GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Midwest Sees Extensive Flooding
Heavy rains from an already deadly storm system caused extensive floods in Missouri as Midwest waterways rose to levels not seen in 14 years, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
May 8, 2007FuelBusinessGovernment
Diesel Dips 1.9垄 to $2.792; Gas Jumps 8.3垄 to $3.054
The average price of retail diesel fuel fell for a third straight week, while gasoline jumped to within 1.2 cents of an all-time record, the Department of Energy said Monday.
May 8, 2007BusinessFuelGovernmentSafety
Atlas Air Turns 1Q Profit
Air cargo company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings said it earned $6.2 million or 29 cents a share in the first quarter, turning around a loss of $3.7 million or 18 cents a year ago.
May 8, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
Quality Reports 1Q Loss
Tank truck carrier Quality Distribution reported a first-quarter loss of $95,000 or zero cents a share, compared with earning $4.5 million or 23 cents a year ago.
May 8, 2007BusinessFuelGovernmentSafety
Air Cargo Shipments Fall 2.1%
Air cargo shipments fell 2.1% in March, the Air Transport Association said Monday.
May 7, 2007Government
Gasoline Jumps to $3.07 a Gallon
Gasoline prices jumped nearly 20 cents in the past two weeks to $3.07 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
May 7, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Freightliner Sets New 鈥楥ascadia鈥 Truck
CHARLOTTE, N.C. 鈥斅 Freightliner Trucks last week introduced a new heavy-duty over-the-road truck called 鈥淐ascadia鈥 it said improves fuel efficiency by 3%.
May 7, 2007