Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) has asked the Department of °®¶¹´«Ã½land Security to come up with stronger guidelines for truckers who transport gasoline and other hazardous materials, the Associated Press reported.
May 9, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
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, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Senate Panel Sets Mileage Bill To Include Heavy Trucks
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, 2007BusinessFuelGovernment
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, 2007BusinessGovernment
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, 2007BusinessLogistics
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, 2007