DHL said Thursday it signed a three-year agreement with Wal-Mart Stores to provide air express and ground shipping throughout the United States, supporting the retail giant's 4,000 stores nationwide.
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California Targets Oldest Trucks in New Emissions Proposal
A proposed California Air Resources Board regulation would force the owners of an estimated 80,000 trucks built before 1994 to remove them from the state鈥檚 roads by 2009, a trucking official said.
September 10, 2007Calif. Eyes New Emissions Regs for Trucking, Ports
California regulators proposed new emissions rules for the state鈥檚 ports and the trucking industry, designed to begin compliance with ambitious 鈥済reenhouse gas鈥 emissions reduction law, the Contra Costa Times reported Friday.
September 7, 2007Oil Tops $76 a Barrel
Crude oil rose to a five-week high Thursday, topping $76 a barrel and approaching the all-time high set in late July, Bloomberg reported.
September 6, 2007UTi Worldwide鈥檚 2Q Income Dips
Air and ocean freight forwarder UTi Worldwide said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter net income fell 20% to $27.7 million or 28 cents a share, from $34.5 million or 35 cents a year ago.
September 6, 2007Tweaking Specifications on Truck Engines Can Raise Fuel Economy, Study Finds
Fleets can save fuel 鈥 possibly by as much as 5% 鈥 by 鈥渙verspec鈥檌ng鈥 engines, according to PHH FirstFleet, an asset, financial and technology management company for fleets.
September 4, 2007GM Tests Process to Raise Fuel Economy
General Motors Corp. said it is testing a combustion process in concept cars that could raise fuel economy by 15% over current conventional engines, the Associated Press reported.
September 4, 2007Diesel Rises 3垄 to $2.893; Gas Jumps 4.7垄 to $2.796
The average national retail price of diesel climbed 3 cents to $2.893 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
September 5, 2007Oil Tops $73 Following DOE Report
Crude oil rose almost $2 to close at more than $73 a barrel Wednesday, a three-week high, following a Department of Energy report that showed oil and gasoline inventories fell more than expected, Bloomberg reported.
August 29, 2007NHTSA to Issue Side Air Bag Rule
Federal officials next month are set to unveil a requirement that automakers install side air bags by the early part of the next decade, the Detroit News reported.
August 29, 2007