12 Sep NTDC Grand Champion Roland Bolduc to Be Honored at MCE The top driver at this year’s National Truck Driving Championships will be honored at the Management Conference & Exhibition hosted by American Trucking Associations in October. Read more...
12 Sep Job Openings in US Increased to a Record in July U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose to a record in July, indicating resilient demand for workers, Labor Department figures showed Sept. 12. Read more...
12 Sep O’Brien Fired as Top Teamsters Negotiator in UPS Contract Talks Teamsters President James Hoffa has fired Sean O’Brien as the top negotiator on behalf of UPS Inc. and its UPS Freight employees after only six months, prompting the ousted director to write a blistering rebuke to the union leader. Read more...
12 Sep XPO Redoubling E-Commerce Efforts, Will Expand U.S. Network Through 2018 XPO Logistics Inc. will double its last-mile warehouses to capitalize on the rapid growth of e-commerce in North America, the company announced Sept. 12. Read more...
12 Sep It Could Take Days Before Florida’s Thirst for Fuel Is Sated Hurricane Irma may now be gone, but its fallout will continue to haunt Florida for at least the next few days as the largest U.S. gasoline market after California and Texas thirsts for the fuel. Read more...
12 Sep Small Retailers Sue EPA over Renewable Fuel Standard A national trade group of 200 small, independent petroleum retailers and convenience store owners has filed a federal lawsuit asking a court to require the Environmental Protection Agency to change its regulation that currently identifies refiners and importers as the entities responsible for blending gasoline and diesel fuel with renewable fuel. Read more...
12 Sep EPA Helps Wyoming Clean Up Underground Storage Tanks Officials in Wyoming are receiving a boost in their ongoing efforts to clean petroleum seeping from their underground storage tanks. Read more...
11 Sep Diesel Jumps 4.4 Cents to $2.802 a Gallon The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose 4.4 cents to $2.802 a gallon on the heels of Hurricane Irma slamming into Florida on Sept. 10 and disrupting fuel supplies there. Read more...