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BusinessEquipment

Goodyear Super Single Tire Replaced

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said it has replaced its super single tire for severe-duty applications with a model it said will last longer and get better off-road traction.

May 18, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Rises from Three-Month Low

Oil rebounded from a three-month low in early trading Wednesday, rising almost $2 to near $99 a barrel, Bloomberg reported.

May 18, 2011
Business

Wal-Mart鈥檚 1Q Income Improves 3.8%

Wal-Mart Stores said its first-quarter net income rose 3.8%, boosted by higher international sales.

May 18, 2011
Business

ATA鈥檚 Share the Road Backs West Virginia Charities

Two West Virginia charities that aid children and families secured much needed supplies, thanks to a partnership between American Trucking Associations and nonprofit Good360.

May 18, 2011
Business

R.I. Exploring Putting Tolls on Interstate 95

Rhode Island state officials are pushing ahead with a plan to explore putting tolls on Interstate 95, the state鈥檚 top transportation official said, despite U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood鈥檚 disapproval of the idea.

May 17, 2011
GovernmentBusiness

Tolls to Increase in July on Seven Delaware River Spans

Truckers crossing the Delaware River from New Jersey into Pennsylvania on any of seven tolled bridges upstream of Trenton, N.J., could pay as much as 75 cents more per axle as July 1.

May 17, 2011
BusinessSafetyAutonomous

Volvo鈥檚 April North American Deliveries More Than Double

Volvo AB鈥檚 North American truck deliveries more than doubled in April from a year ago, while worldwide sales heavy-duty sales improved 77% the company said Tuesday.

May 17, 2011
Business

Industrial Production Unchanged in April

Industrial production was unchanged in April, reflecting a drop in automobile output, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday.

May 17, 2011
Business

April New Housing Starts Drop 10.6%

Housing starts fell 10.6% in April, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

May 17, 2011
BusinessLogistics

Trailer Bridge Reports Bigger First-Quarter Loss

Trailer Bridge Inc.鈥檚 first-quarter loss widened to $10.4 million, or 86 cents per share, compared with a loss of $300,00, or 3 cents, a year ago.

May 17, 2011

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