13+ hour, 14+ min ago  (1202+ words) Rey Lomuntad, an equipment service worker, fills a King County Metro bus with diesel at the Atlantic Metro base Wednesday. Metro burns through about 25,000 gallons every 24 hours, and every 50 cent increase in diesel means another $12,500 in daily costs. (Ellen M. Banner…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (757+ words) Every day, more than 3.5 million professional truck drivers keep America's economy on the move. They haul more than 73% of the nation's freight, ensuring that food reaches our shelves, medicine arrives at hospitals and manufacturers stay in business. But there's one…...