The national average price of retail diesel fuel declined 5 cents to聽$3.326 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
January 15, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
Roundabouts Replacing Some Intersections in N.Y. State
New York state transportation planners are turning more right-angle intersections into roundabouts, which are derided by many but proven in a national study to be safer than some intersections with stop signs or traffic signals, the Associated Press reported.
January 15, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics
Southern California Ports Set New Container Fees
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach voted Monday to charge a new $15 per-container fee on loaded cargo containers starting next January, the Associated Press reported.
January 15, 2008BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Ontario-U.S. Truck Trips Drop
The number of cross-border truck trips between the Canadian province of Ontario and the United States fell for a third straight year in 2007 to the lowest point since 1998, the Ontario Trucking Association said Monday.
January 14, 2008BusinessLogisticsGovernment
Gas Gains 10垄 to $3.07, Lundberg Says
The national average price for gasoline gained nearly 10 cents over the last three weeks, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
January 14, 2008BusinessFuelSafetyGovernmentLogisticsTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous
Panel to Back Fuel Tax Hike
The commission charged with examining the future of the national transportation system is set to recommend a significant increase in federal fuel taxes to Congress, according to wire service reports and other sources.
January 14, 2008FuelBusinessLogisticsGovernment
Diesel Rises 3.1垄 to $3.376
Diesel fuel鈥檚 national average pump price rose 3.1 cents from last week to $3.376 a gallon, while gasoline jumped 5.6 cents to $3.109, the Department of Energy said Monday.
January 7, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics
ATRI, FMCSA Co-Hosting Online Safety Forum Tuesday
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the American Transportation Research Institute will co-host the latest in a series of national online forums that provide peer-to-peer industry insights on safety technologies on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
January 3, 2008BusinessLogisticsGovernment
Chicago Manufacturing Index Gains
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region improved this month, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Friday.
December 28, 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, 2007