A Senate panel approved a measure that would boost automobile fuel-economy standards and set mileage standards for heavy trucks for the first time, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
May 9, 2007Government, Business
Letters to the Editor: Opening the Mexican Border
May 9, 2007
Business, Safety, Government
Interpool’s 1Q Income Falls
Interpool Inc., a maker of shipping containers and chassis for intermodal container transportation, reported its first-quarter net income declined from a year ago.
May 9, 2007Business, Safety, Government
Hill Defends EOBR Proposal Amid Criticism
May 9, 2007
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Senate Panel Sets Mileage Bill To Include Heavy Trucks
Business, Government, Safety
Opinion: Interface With Disaster
May 9, 2007
Business, Fuel, Government
Diesel Price to Drop, DOE Says
Retail diesel prices for 2007 will peak this month at $2.92 a gallon before gradually declining every month through the end of the year, the Department of Energy said.
May 8, 2007Business, Government
Wholesale Sales Jump 1.8%
Sales at U.S. wholesalers jumped 1.8% in March, the fastest pace in a year and a half, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
May 8, 2007Business, Logistics
CSX to Buy Back $1 Bln. in Stock
Eastern freight railroad CSX Corp. said Tuesday it will repurchase an additional $1 billion in its stock, boost its dividend 25% and make significant capital expenditures over the next four years, the Associated Press reported.
May 8, 2007Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Midwest Sees Extensive Flooding
Heavy rains from an already deadly storm system caused extensive floods in Missouri as Midwest waterways rose to levels not seen in 14 years, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
May 8, 2007Fuel, Business, Government
Diesel Dips 1.9¢ to $2.792; Gas Jumps 8.3¢ to $3.054
The average price of retail diesel fuel fell for a third straight week, while gasoline jumped to within 1.2 cents of an all-time record, the Department of Energy said Monday.
May 8, 2007