The average national retail price of diesel fuel rose 3.1 cents to $2.924 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
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DOT Sets Funding Plan for Highway 鈥楥orridors of the Future鈥
The Department of Transportation said Monday that six major interstate routes will be the first to participate in a new federal initiative called 鈥淐orridors of the Future鈥 to develop multi-state corridors to help reduce congestion.
September 10, 2007Opinion: The Web as the Great Equalizer
In the transportation industry, every trucking company, large or small, does essentially the same thing: Pick up and deliver. So how can smaller carriers compete against larger ones and distinguish themselves from one another?
September 10, 2007Canada Studies Engine Governors
Canada鈥檚 federal, provincial and territorial governments are jointly studying the idea of requiring speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks, the Associated Press reported. The governors would prevent the truck from exceeding about 65 mph.
September 10, 2007California 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, 2007Schneider Unit Buys Chinese Logistics Firm
Schneider National unit Schneider Logistics (Tianjin) Co. said Monday it has purchased the operating assets of Chinese firm BaoYun Logistics.
September 10, 2007Wholesale Inventories Rise 0.2%
Wholesale inventories rose 0.2% in July, the Commerce Department said Friday.
September 7, 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, 2007OOIDA Sues Over Mexican Trucks Plan
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association said Friday it filed suit to block the Department of Transportation鈥檚 pilot program to allow some Mexican trucks to run in full United States.
September 7, 2007FMCSA Waiting on Hours-of-Service Actions
John Hill, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said Friday that the agency was waiting to see if other interested parties took action to delay implementation of a court ruling eliminating significant portions of the hours-of-service rule.
September 12, 2007