Trucking Rates Expected to Rise, FTR Index Shows
Trucking rates are expected to rise this fall as capacity tightens on regulatory effects and improved freight demand, according to FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index.
September 13, 2013Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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U.S. Oil Production Reaches 24-Year High
Crude oil production in the United States rose last week to the highest level since May 1989, the Department of Energy said.
September 11, 2013Oil Rises From Two-Week Low
Oil rose from its lowest level in two weeks Sept. 11, on speculation that a U.S. attack on Syria may threaten Middle Eastern oil exports even after President Obama decided to delay military strikes, Bloomberg News reported.
September 11, 2013Diesel to Average $3.96 This Year, DOE Says
Diesel fuel will average $3.96 a gallon this year, below its current pump price, the Department of Energy said Sept. 10.
September 10, 2013Diesel Holds at $3.981 a Gallon; Gas Dips 2.1¢
Diesel held at $3.981 a gallon, matching last week’s five-month high, while gasoline slipped 2.1 cents to $3.587, the Department of Energy reported.
September 10, 2013Central Freight Lines Buys 100 CNG Trucks
Less-than-truckload carrier Central Freight Lines Inc. has added 100 Freightliner compressed natural gas-powered tractors to its fleet of more than 1,600 trucks, the companies announced.
September 9, 2013Oil Declines 0.7% From Two-Year High
Oil fell 0.7% from a two-year high in early trading Sept. 9 as President Obama struggled to push for a military strike against Syria, Bloomberg News reported.
September 9, 2013Gasoline Rises 2.61¢ to $3.585, Lundberg Survey Says
Gasoline’s national average price increased 2.61 cents in the past two weeks to $3.585 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations.
September 9, 2013Opinion: The Nat-Gas Conversion Bandwagon
The adoption of natural gas as a transportation fuel continues to pick up speed. It is no surprise to me: I spent more than 30 years in the waste business and was the CEO of Republic Services, which is now the nation’s second-largest waste services provider, when the industry began to consider transitioning from diesel, a fuel we had used for decades. I understand the challenges in making the decision to switch to natural gas.
September 9, 2013Editorial: A Scary September?
Not so long ago, the primary concern we had about fuel prices each year as the leaves in many parts of the nation began to change was that refineries would divert some of their processing capacity to home heating oil production.
September 9, 2013