Major U.S. freight railroads reached tentative agreements Tuesday with five rail labor unions representing about 30,000 unionized employees, the National Carriers' Conference Committee said.
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CSX to Open Shipment Info to States for Security Reasons
Eastern freight railroad CSX Corp. will open its computer system to counterterrorism agencies in three states to help track hazardous cargo, Bloomberg reported.
July 17, 2007Trucking Groups Back Tax Breaks for Onboard Power Units
American Trucking Associations and the Canadian Trucking Alliance Tuesday urged state and provincial governments to revise their fuel tax systems to encourage truckers to use truck idling reduction technology.
July 17, 2007Diesel Rises 4垄 to $2.889; Gas Jumps 6.8垄 to $3.049
Diesel fuel鈥檚 national average price jumped 4 cents in the past week to $2.889 a gallon, the highest price since September, the Department of Energy said Monday.
July 17, 2007Diesel Rises 2垄 to $2.849
The national average price of retail diesel and gasoline both increased last week, the Department of Energy reported, at the same time it was projecting the fuels will continue to climb for the remainder of the summer.
July 16, 2007BAX Sets U.S.-Canada Service
Airfreight company BAX Global and sister company Schenker, a logistics firm, said they are offering a new overnight ground service between the United States and Canada.
July 13, 2007New Freight Rail Line to Serve Michigan, Indiana
A new freight rail line, Michigan Central Railway, will start freight rail service in Michigan and Indiana next year, the company said Thursday.
July 12, 2007Standards Group Fails to Pass 鈥楬ot Fuel鈥 Reform
A measure that would have set standards for 鈥渉ot fuel鈥 fell just short of passage at a meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures, the Kansas City Star reported.
July 12, 2007Diesel Price to Rise, DOE Says
National average diesel prices are expected to climb for the next three months before receding slightly toward the end of the year, according to projections by the Department of Energy.
July 11, 2007Shell to Build New Lubricants Plant in China
Shell Limited, part of Shell Oil Co., broke ground late last month on a lubricants blending plant in southern China.
July 9, 2007