Diesel Drops Again

Diesel Prices Still Low Despite The Wrath of Sandy

I cannot say the election has not had anything to do with this but I say enjoy it while it lasts. Despite fuel shortages in the Northeast diesel prices dropped again. After Tuesday all bets are off as to whether diesel will continue to drop.

					Change from
	10/15/12	10/22/12	10/29/12		week ago	year ago
U.S.	4.150	4.116	4.030		-0.086	0.138
East Coast (PADD1)	4.128	4.108	4.036		-0.072	0.150
New England (PADD1A)	4.238	4.243	4.205		-0.038	0.270
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	4.208	4.203	4.149		-0.054	0.155
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	4.047	4.011	3.921		-0.090	0.085
Midwest (PADD2)	4.150	4.101	3.984		-0.117	0.118
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	4.022	3.999	3.945		-0.054	0.137
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	4.268	4.243	4.195		-0.048	0.236
West Coast (PADD5)	4.346	4.298	4.187		-0.111	0.080
West Coast less California	4.238	4.195	4.092		-0.103	NA
California	4.437	4.385	4.268		-0.117	0.105

http://www.overdriveonline.com/sandy-hasnt-affected-diesel-prices-reports-say/
http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/

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Be Careful Trucking With A GPS....

The topic has reared it's head again. Truckers using GPS devices that are not designed for truckers are hitting bridges. According to a Buffalo, NY article, the percentage of cases where trucks hit bridges due to bad GPS information in New York states is

80%

Make sure your GPS has been calibrated for proper bridge height. If you are not sure, use a height stick and always keep your eye out for warning signs.


http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/local/leader-wants-investigation-on-bridges

Tired of Truck Inspections.. this may be for you

Bypassing The Inspection Stations...?

The Indiana DMV is offering an enrollment to Pre-pass, a system which allows truckers and fleets with good records to bypass the inspection station using electronic monitoring. The article does say that a transponder is required.

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http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Ind-Truck-Tech-Could-Make-Roads-Safer.html
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UPS Trucks: A Different Type of Alternate Energy

photo from UPS

The push for new energy sources and vehicles continues to gain momentum. Sometimes the new technologies sound more like science than science fiction...but they are not

According to Truckinginfo.com UPS is purchasing vehicles that use stored hydraulic energy to power the vehicle. What makes this really interesting is that the trucks are powered by a device that does not involve the motor...and it works!

This kind of technology can reduce fuel economy by around 30% and reduce emissions by about 30% and there is much less dependence on volatile price fluctuations in oil.
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Social Media And The Internet Are Trucking Along...

Who would have thought that there would be enough interest in social media in the truck industry to merit a convention?

A few years ago I would have laughed that the impact of all the social media, mobile devices, and the internet would ever get to this point..but it did

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According to Truckinginfo.com there will a social media convention for Truckers in late October. I think this is an enormous amount of progress in a really short time.

The impact of the internet and social media on the trucking industry, and the rest of the economy, is not just its impact but the SPEED at which that impact is taking effect

As the internet grows, huge changes can come about very very quickly because of it.

It will be interesting!

 http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=78152

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