November 10th, 2010 @ masslogics // No Comments
Apparently, truckers in other countries experience similar issues. US fuel prices skyrocketed in 2003-2006 due to higher consumption volumes in developing nations like China. Now it seems there are new issues, possibly created by the Chinese government itself. What would US truckers or the trucking industry as a whole do if our government were suspected [...]
August 17th, 2010 @ masslogics // No Comments
The average retail price for diesel dropped 1.2 cents to $ 2.979 per gallon last week, following three consecutive weekly increases,… Journal of Commerce
July 27th, 2010 @ KKSales // No Comments
President Obama has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop national standards for heavy truck fuel economy and reduced emissions by 2014. The goal is to increase fuel efficiency and decrease the greenhouse gas pollution caused by the heavy commercial vehicles. Fuel savings can be achieved and pollution [...]
commercial trucks &driving &fleet management &fuel prices &trucking
July 8th, 2010 @ masslogics // No Comments
Ask any tax professional what IFTA is, and most of them won’t have a clue. The IFTA Report is one of the most complex computations that any small business has to do. Trucking professionals can spend hours compiling all the miles driven by their fleet by state, and figuring out all the fuel purchased by [...]
November 18th, 2008 @ MReed // 2 Comments
In Canada, truckers have had a difficult time getting any diesel, especially in Western areas of the country. Now they have diesel, but there’s no guarantee that it will last. When refineries can shut down for maintenance, and how much notice they have to give regarding that shut down, is at the heart of the [...]
July 16th, 2008 @ MReed // No Comments
Diesel fuel is averaging a 3.7 cents per gallon, weekly increase. The average price of a gallon of diesel in the United States according to the Department of energy is now $4.764
May 29th, 2008 @ LiberalTrucker // One Comment
LiberalTrucker contributed this post for Masslogics Trucking News. For most of the past 2 decades, the price of diesel fuel has always been lower than gasoline. However, this pricing difference has evened out in the last 2 years. Truckers are now getting to feel the same pain at the pump as car owners. Diesel prices [...]
April 22nd, 2008 @ admin // No Comments
As diesel prices inch even higher, the rising cost are effecting truckers in a bad way. Truckers are trying to make a change. Independent trucking companies are begining to feel a huge strain. Some independent trucking companies are trying to organize a strike. Independent trucking companies play a large roll in delivering products that many [...]
