When half a tank costs $505, rising fuel prices sting. While the price of gasoline may be on the verge of setting another record, diesel is already there.
With styling elements from the 1930s and modern amenities for comfort, a new truck was designed to lure more drivers behind the wheel.
While builders of big trucks focus on making drivers comfortable, builders of pickups focus on fitting more stuff into their trucks.
Despite their military provenance, most of the new armored vehicles coming out of American factories share components with heavy-duty civilian trucks.
On Monday a general strike called by ethnic minorities demanding more rights created a fuel shortage that caused schools to close and many buses to stop running in Katmandu.
Two people were killed and two others were injured on Tuesday night when a garbage truck jumped the curb on West 35th Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, in Manhattan about 10:30 p.m., the police said. Investigators were looking into whether the driver may have had a medical problem.