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Technology Briefs - Oct. 4 - Oct. 10

I-Pass Use Expands in Illinois • J.J. Keller Offers Human Resources Web Program • Lubricant Maker WD-40 Raises Earnings Guidance

October 10, 2005

Colorado Snowstorm Closes Stretch of I-70

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. powerful snowstorm in Colorado has closed an 80-mile stretch of a major highway and trigged rock slides, the Associated Press reported Monday.

October 10, 2005

Wholesale Inventories Rise in August

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. wholesale inventories rose 0.5% in August, the most in four months, the Commerce Department said Friday.

October 7, 2005

FedEx Requests Mediation Board Help With Pilots' Contract

FedEx Corp. on Thursday said it has asked for federal mediation assistance to oversee contract talks with the union representing its pilots that began in March 2004.

October 7, 2005

CEOs Downgrade Their Business Outlook, Survey Says

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. igh energy prices, a lack of pricing power and a steady rise in interest rates have contributed to reduced business optimism among chief executive officers of large multinational companies, according to a survey released Thursday, news services reported.

October 7, 2005

Rail, Intermodal Traffic Rise for Week, Month

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. rail freight and intermodal traffic rose for the week ended Oct. 1 compared with a year earlier, and traffic for the month of September also increased over last year despite two big hurricanes, the Association of American Railroads said.

October 7, 2005

Study: Divert 25% of Freight From Trucks to Rail by 2025

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. new study by a market research firm, recommends moving 25% of freight truck traffic onto intermodal freight trains by 2025, the Orlando (Fla.) Business Journal reported.

October 7, 2005

Delphi Reportedly Asking UAW for Concessions

Delphi Corp. is asking the United Auto Workers for wage cuts of more than 50% and wants to eliminate pay for laid-off workers as part of the auto supplier's effort to stave off bankruptcy, the Associated Press reported.

October 7, 2005

DOT's Transportation Services Index Declines

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Department of Transportation said Thursday that its transportation services index for July fell 0.3% from June, the second consecutive decline.

October 7, 2005

House Passes Bill Boosting New Refineries

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he House Friday narrowly passed a Republican-sponsored bill to speed the expansion of oil refineries in response to the disruption of fuel supplies caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Bloomberg reported.

October 7, 2005