Diesel fuel and home heating oil will be required to contain at least 2% biofuel content beginning July 1, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
February 14, 2011Business
Business Inventories Rise 0.8%
Business inventories rose 0.8% in December, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
February 15, 2011Business
New York Manufacturing Index Expands
Manufacturing activity in the New York region expanded at a faster rate in February than January, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Tuesday.
February 15, 2011Business
January Import Prices Rise 1.5%
The price of goods imported to the United States rose 1.5% in January, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
February 15, 2011BusinessLogistics
Forward Air鈥檚 4Q Income Almost Doubles
Forward Air Corp. said late Monday its fourth-quarter net income almost doubled, to $11.8 million, or 41 cents per share, from $6.3 million, or 22 cents, a year earlier.
February 14, 2011GovernmentBusiness
DOT鈥檚 Proposed $129 Billion Budget Is Part of Six-Year Transportation Plan
President Obama鈥檚 proposed $129 billion Department of Transportation budget is for the first year of a comprehensive six-year transportation plan that will lay a new foundation for economic growth and competitiveness by rebuilding the nation鈥檚 transportation systems, DOT said Monday.
February 14, 2011Business
Wright Express Reports Higher 4Q Profit
Wright Express Corp.鈥檚 fourth-quarter profit grew to $18.6 million, or 47 cents per share, compared with $12.1 million, or 31 cents, a year ealier.
February 14, 2011BusinessTechnology
Qualcomm Buys Fleet Management Software Firm
Qualcomm Inc. said it has acquired Sylectus, a provider of fleet management software for small fleets.
February 14, 2011BusinessTechnology
iTECH: Document Imaging Goes Mobile
Electronic commerce is a term associated most readily with consumer-oriented retail sales tools such as Amazon.com, eBay.com and the like, but the electronic transaction of commerce has been de rigueur for the trucking industry for years.
February 14, 2011GovernmentBusiness
Obama Delivers $3.7 Trillion Budget to Congress
President Obama unveiled a $3.7 trillion budget Monday that includes funding for a $50 billion 鈥渋nfrastructure bank鈥 aimed at triggering private investment for some projects, Bloomberg reported.
February 14, 2011