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Fuel Costs

Truck Tonnage Continues to Fall

by Diligent Delivery Systems on July 31, 2009

Transport Topics magazine recently reported that truck tonnage decreased 13.6% in June compared with a year ago. That decrease was even greater than May’s 11% decrease from the same month in 2008, and was the largest monthly decrease in the 2008-2009 year-over-year cycle.  
An American Trucking Associations representative has stated that he anticipates more of [...]

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Fuel Prices Remain Volatile and Unpredictable

by Diligent on January 9, 2009

The U.S. Department of Energy reports the average retail price of diesel fuel remained relatively stable for a second week, following a recent rise of 2.3 cents, leaving diesel close to where it was when the year began. Meanwhile, the average gasoline price increased for the fourth consecutive week, rising 6.3 cents a gallon to [...]

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