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NewsMarch 10, 2008

$4 Diesel a Reality

Diesel prices hit another record last week, hitting the $4 mark in some parts of the country, while crude oil prices rose to nearly $108 a barrel

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NewsMarch 10, 2008

Senator Calls For Investigation Into Mexican Truck Program

U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), along with a bipartisan of lawmakers, has called for an investigation into whether the Department of Transportation has violated the Antideficiency Act for funding the Mexican truck pilot program.

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NewsMarch 10, 2008

Transportation Secretary Urges Congress to Keep Cross Border Trucking Program Going

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters Monday warned that now is not the time to halt efforts to implement trucking provisions in the North American Free Trade Agreement because doing so could hurt an already struggling U.S. economy

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NewsMarch 9, 2008

EIA Predicts Oil Prices Will Fall

Crude oil could drop to $57 a barrel by 2016 (in 2006 dollars), as expanded investment in exploration and development brings new supplies to the world market, says the U.S. Energy Information Administratio

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NewsMarch 6, 2008

Oil Prices Break $105 a Barrel

Crude oil future prices broke the $105 a barrel mark Thursday, while the average price of diesel hit $3.70 a gallon

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NewsMarch 5, 2008

Oregon to Use Cameras to Catch Weigh Station Bypassers

Truck drivers who intentionally bypass an Oregon weigh station will soon have little defense when they get their Class B misdemeanor citation in the mail with a summons to appear in court

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NewsMarch 5, 2008

ExxonMobil to Invest at Record Levels to Meet Growing Energy Demand

ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson Wednesday announced plans to invest more than $125 billion over the next five years in major projects to help meet growing world energy demand

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NewsMarch 3, 2008

Wright Express Completes Acquisition of Pacific Pride

Wright Express Corp. has completed its previously announced acquisition of certain assets of privately held Pacific Pride Services, Inc

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NewsMarch 3, 2008

Diesel Prices Set New Record

Retail diesel prices continue to soar, with the U.S. Department of Energy reporting a $3.658 average for last week, shattering the previous week's record-setting price by more than 10 cents per gallon

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NewsMarch 2, 2008

Oil Prices Top $103

Diesel prices may pass the $4-per-gallon mark this spring, analysts say as crude oil prices continue to set new records. Crude oil spiked to a new intraday high $103.05 before the U.S. commodities markets opened Friday morning

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