Sean Kilcarr

Ram Trucks highlighted several of its pickup and van models at the 2015 Washington Auto Show, held annually in the nation's capital, as well as hosting an appearance by the new Jeep Renegade sport uility vehicle. Both Ram Trucks and Jeep are divisions of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, which is as of now the seventh largest automaker in the world.

Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:

Built four years ago to provide a unique "customer experience" ride for visitors to Volvo Trucks' New River Valley (NRV) assembly plant in Dublin, Va., the so-called "Spirit of NRV" continues its marketing work on behalf of the OEM -- primarily by offering visitors who lack a commercial driver's licnse (CDL) the chance to get a "big truck experience" on the facility's new 1.1-mile test track.

The growing uncertainty surrounding oil prices presents a major challenge to all price forecasts, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), with the agency’s most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) projecting that Brent crude oil prices will average between $58 per barrel (bbl) in 2015 and $75/bbl in 2016, with annual average West Texas Intermediate (WTI) prices expected to be $3/bbl to $4/bbl below the Brent price mark.