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FUEL COST CRISIS * USA - Truckers fight to survive amid diesel fuel rise
Dothan,AL,USA -The Dothan Eagle, by Matt Elofson -June 9, 2008: -- The rise in the price of diesel fuel has cost Walt Bosma a few steak dinners, and left him scrambling to find ways to save and cut costs as he drives his tractor trailer across the country... Bosma, 62, of Michigan, stopped for a break in his 300 mile trucking route Monday at a Kangaroo convenience store in Dothan. Bosma planned to stay overnight in the sleeper unit of his truck, which is powered by a diesel generator... Bosma said his fuel costs have more than doubled per week over the past year, jumping from about $1,500 a week to $2,500 to $3,000 per week in 2008. By the July 4 holiday Bosma said he expects average costs to reach between $5 and $5.50 per gallon... Jim Franklin, the Chief Financial Officer for AMX trucking out of Ashford, agreed with Bosma... The rise in the cost of diesel could cause some smaller carriers to go out of business, Franklin said... Franklin said the fuel crunch has led the company, which includes a fleet of about 250 trucks, to reach special deals with some of the larger truck stops on fuel prices. The company has also tried to keep their drivers from straying from trucking routes. They also use special computer software to generate the best travel routes... (Photo by Danny Tindell - Walt Bosma with Eagle Express Trucking talks about how the high price of diesel fuel is affecting the trucking business) * Freight Brokering Site Touts Benefits of Freight Trains amid Trucker Protests
Carlsbad,CA,USA -PRWEB -June 11, 2008 -- FreightBrokering.info, a Web site that offers information about the freight brokering industry, is publicizing the advantages of freight trains amid protests over rising fuel costs in the global trucking industry... It is a tough time for the freight brokering industry, but the team at FreightBrokering.info sees this as a time for freight brokers to make a shift in thinking. With the rising cost of fuel across the planet, freight trains are presenting an attractive alternative to trucks. Freight trains are highly economic under the right circumstances, and also more energy efficient than transporting freight by road. This method of shipment is most cost-effective when freight is being carried in bulk and over long distances...
* Truck Gas Costs Passed Onto Consumers
Baltimore,Maryland -WJZ, by Kelly McPherson -11 June 2008: -- While drivers are concerned with $4 a gallon for gasoline, everyone may want to pay attention to the diesel prices, too. Some truckers are paying $5 for diesel, and that price is affecting everyone else... Kelly McPherson reports how the jump in diesel will cost us all more... The people who transport just about everything, from food to furniture, are filling up on diesel. It's a fuel that used to be cheaper than gas, but now it's putting a strain on trucking companies who have no other choice than to pass along the cost to us... Taking home salmon is going to cost more. Fresh seafood gets to the store by truck. The cost of delivery is going up as diesel fuels flirt with $5 a gallon... (Photo CBS - The cost of delivery is going up as diesel fuels flirt with $5 a gallon)Labels: fuel costs crisis
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