DaimlerChrysler will sell its Chrysler unit to a private-equity firm for $7.4 billion, abandoning a nine-year effort to make the division profitable, Bloomberg reported Monday.
May 14, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Bush Outlines Emissions-Reduction Plan
President Bush on Monday ordered U.S. government agencies to begin taking regulatory steps to curb vehicle emissions and urged Congress to enact legislation to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
May 14, 2007GovernmentBusiness
Paccar Says Engine Plant Will Be Sited in Mississippi
Truck maker Paccar Inc. will site a new $400 million engine facility and technology center in Columbus, Miss.
May 14, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
Court OKs Allied’s Reorg. Plan
Auto carrier Allied Holdings said Saturday that a bankruptcy court has approved its reorganization plan.
May 14, 2007BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
TMW Cites First-Quarter Upturns
Trucking software provider TMW Systems said it was “pleased” with its first-quarter financial performance and production output.
May 14, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
Innovative Computing Adds Features
Innovative Computing Corp. added several features to its main transportation package, called Innovative Enterprise Software, the company said.
May 14, 2007Business
Opinion: Certified Techs: An Endangered Species
May 14, 2007
BusinessSafetyGovernment
Fla. Reopens Roads Following Fire
Florida officials reopened parts of two interstates near the Georgia border that were closed over the weekend, but said intermittent closures could continue as wildfire smoke poses a safety hazard, the Associated Press reported.
May 14, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
Court OKs Allied’s Plan
Auto carrier Allied Holdings said Saturday that a bankruptcy court has approved its reorganization plan.
May 14, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
Trimac’s Earnings Dip in 1Q
Canada-based transportation firm Trimac Income Fund said its first-quarter net earnings fell to C$1.5 million or 5 cents per unit, from C$3.7 million or 7 cents a year earlier.
May 14, 2007