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Technology Briefs — March 20 - March 26

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March 26, 2007

UPS Sets New ‘Intercept’ Service to Reroute Shipments

UPS Inc. on Monday announced a new service that would allow customers to re-route shipments already en route to their destination.

March 26, 2007

February New °®¶¹´«Ã½ Sales Decline 3.9%

New home sales fell last month to the lowest level in almost seven years, the Commerce Department reported Monday.

March 26, 2007

Gasoline Price Rose 5.6 Cents in Past Two Weeks, Lundberg Says

Average U.S. retail gasoline prices rose 5.6 cents in the past two weeks to about $2.61 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

March 26, 2007

Biofuels Use to Surge as Governments Set Consumption Targets

Ethanol and biodiesel production is expected to surge in the next few years as government officials in Europe and the United States set higher targets for consumption and maintain subsidies for producers, a panel of experts predicted at a forum on biofuel policies and trade organized by the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

March 26, 2007

Production of Biofuels Predicted to Surge

Ethanol and biodiesel production is expected to surge in the next few years as government officials in Europe and the United States set higher targets for consumption and maintain subsidies for pro

March 26, 2007

Paccar to Trim Production at Ohio Kenworth Plant

Paccar Inc., the parent of Kenworth Truck Co., will temporarily shut down production at Kenworth’s Chillicothe, Ohio, plant, the Chillicothe Gazette reported.

March 26, 2007

Existing °®¶¹´«Ã½ Sales Jump 3.9% in February

Existing home sales rose 3.9% in February, the most in three years, the National Association of Realtors said Friday.

March 23, 2007

Qualcomm, GE Trailer, SkyBitz Announce Product Expansions

LAS VEGAS — Qualcomm Inc., GE Trailer Fleet Services and Sky-Bitz, three of the largest providers of trailer-tracking technology, each announced new customers and product expansions and enhancements here last week.

March 23, 2007

Carriers See Slight Rebound in March Truckload Freight

LAS VEGAS — Truckload carrier executives and industry observers here said almost uniformly there has been a slight rebound in freight demand in recent weeks, but they were unsure whether a significant pickup would occur in the second half of the year.

March 23, 2007