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NewsApril 3, 2012

Epes Transport Announces Northeast Pay Increase

Epes Transport System, a North Carolina-based truckload carrier, announced an enhancement to its existing pay package

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NewsApril 3, 2012

ACT Research: Class 8 Preliminary Net Orders Soft in March

The final numbers for March net orders, which will be released mid-April, will approach 20,000 units for heavy-duty Class 8 trucks and 13,500 for medium-duty Classes 5-7 vehicles, reports ACT Research

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NewsApril 3, 2012

Quality Distribution Acquires Trojan Vacuum Services

Quality Distribution's wholly owned subsidiary, Quality Carriers, has purchased the operating assets of Trojan Vacuum Services from Wiley Lease Co. for $8.7 million in cash

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NewsApril 3, 2012

Rail Logistics-Cold Train and Interstate Distributor Co. Partner for Dedicated Drayage Fleet

Rail Logistics-Cold Train and Interstate Distributor Co. announced a new partnership in which Cold Train will use a dedicated fleet of trucks from Interstate Distributor for short-haul drayage service to and from the Port of Quincy Intermodal Terminal in Washington State

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NewsApril 3, 2012

DEF Pump Price Continues Downward Trend

The average U.S. diesel exhaust fluid pump price fell by 1 cent to $2.74 per gallon between February and March 2012. This continued a marginal downward trend, which has seen the price drop 2 cents since December 2011

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NewsApril 3, 2012

$62 Million Allocated for Repairs to Damaged U.S. Roads and Bridges

The U.S. Department of Transportation will pay nearly $62 million for seven states to help cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic events

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NewsApril 2, 2012

Illinois Plans Nation's Largest Electric Vehicle Fast-Charging Network

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and representatives from the Illinois Tollway, 350Green LLC and 7-Eleven Inc. announced plans to create the nation's largest network of fast-charging electric vehicle stations

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NewsApril 2, 2012

EPA to Allow 15% Ethanol Fuel in Gasoline

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the first applications for registration of ethanol for use in making gasoline that contains up to 15% ethanol - known as E15

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NewsApril 2, 2012

Diesel Prices Fall, Rising Oil Prices Spark Talk of Opening SPR

The average price of diesel dropped by half a cent this week to $4.142 per gallon, ending a nine-week trend of price increases. Despite the decline, the price of diesel is still an average of 16.6 cents higher than this time last year, according to the Energy Information Administration's weekly fuel update

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NewsApril 2, 2012

Trucking Conditions Index Holds Steady in February

FTR's Trucking Conditions Index for February eased very slightly to a reading of 5.9. FTR forecasts the February reading to be the low point for 201

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