L.A. Council Approves Port’s Clean Truck Plan
The Los Angeles City Council has approved to a plan requiring all truck drivers at the Port of Los Angeles to be employed by a trucking company within five years, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
June 18, 2008Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Ga. City to Add Fuel Surcharge to Speeding Tickets
A Georgia city is going to add fuel surcharges to the speeding tickets of drivers, USA Today reported Wednesday.
June 18, 2008FedEx Reports Fourth-Quarter Loss
FedEx Corp. reported a fourth-quarter loss Wednesday of $241 million, or 78 cents a share, citing higher fuel costs and a writedown at its Kinko’s unit.
June 18, 2008Bush Calls for More U.S. Oil Exploration
President Bush said Wednesday that Congress should allow for expanded U.S. offshore oil drilling and called for opening up more areas for domestic energy exploration.
June 18, 2008Letters to the Editor: Fuel Price Crisis, LTLs, Truck Weights, Hurricane Season
I would like to comment on a letter in the June 2 edition suggesting that the only way to bring fuel prices down is for truckers to stage protests.
June 18, 2008Proposed Rule Would Keep Trucks Off N.Y. Secondary Roads
New York state is considering rules that would keep large trucks on interstate highways only, except to access terminals or to reach food, fuel, rest or repair locations.
June 18, 2008Volvo to Develop Lightweight Sleepers
Volvo Trucks North America said it will develop lightweight prototype sleepers made with advanced composite material technology as part of a U.S. Army program to reduce the weight and improve fuel economy of trucks.
June 17, 2008Diesel Holds at $4.692; Gas Jumps 4.3¢ to $4.082
The national average price of diesel held at $4.692 a gallon from a week ago, while gasoline continued its string of increases in rising 4.3 cents to a record $4.082, the Department of Energy reported.
June 17, 2008Producer Prices Jump 1.4% in May
Prices paid to U.S. producers jumped 1.4% in May, led by food and fuel costs, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
June 17, 2008Diesel Holds at $4.692 a Gallon
The national average price of diesel fuel was unchanged Monday from a week ago, holding at $4.692 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.
June 16, 2008