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NewsMarch 2, 2009

Diesel Prices Continue to Fall

Diesel fuel prices continue their slide downward to the $2 mark, with a gallon of diesel averaging $2.087 nationwide according to weekly figures released Monday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration

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NewsFebruary 27, 2009

Truck Tonnage Index Rises 3 Percent In January, Down 10.8 Percent From Last Year

A 3-percent month-over-month increase in the American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index in January did little to erase the revised 7.8 percent contraction in December 2008

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NewsFebruary 27, 2009

Court Strikes Down Wisconsin Law Regulating Fuel Prices

You may see fuel prices drop in Wisconsin after a court overturned a law that was designed to prevent unfair price cutting among fuel sellers

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NewsFebruary 26, 2009

Ameriquest Schedules Symposium

AmeriQuest Transportation Services will bring together top-ranking executives representing the private fleet, truckload carrier, and rental and leasing sectors of the transportation industry at its annual Transportation Industry Symposium April 16-18 in Orlando, Fla

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NewsFebruary 26, 2009

Congressional Commission Recommends Mileage-Based User Fee

Calling the current federal motor fuels tax unsustainable over the long term, a bipartisan, Congressionally created commission is recommending that the U.S. shift to a mileage-based usage fee by 2020

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NewsFebruary 25, 2009

Freight Outlook Deteriorates Further

Calling it "the worst market in a generation," transportation forecasting firm FTR Associates released its mid-month North American Commercial Truck and Trailer Outlook flash report this week, showing a further weakening in freight and equipment demand

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NewsFebruary 25, 2009

Schneider National Freezing Pay

Although the company grew last year, Schneider National is taking steps to deal with the recession, including freezing pay

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NewsFebruary 25, 2009

Study: Clean Alternative Fuels Gains at Container Shipping Ports

U.S. and international container shipping ports are among the biggest sources of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, because of their reliance on diesel fuel. But progress toward reducing harmful emissions by switching to clean alternative fuels is gaining momentu

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NewsFebruary 24, 2009

NRS Deploys Clean Truck Fleet in Los Angeles and Long Beach

National Retail Systems, provider of global logistics services to America's retailers, has deployed 115 clean air pier trucks to comply with the Clean Truck Program requirements at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

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NewsFebruary 23, 2009

Diesel Prices Still Heading Down

Diesel prices continue their downward trend, with the national average retail price falling 5.6 cents this week to $2.13, according to weekly numbers from the U.S. Energy Information Administration

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