Courtesy of The Christian Science Monitor by David J. Unger: Renewable fuel advocates praised a Supreme Court decision Monday not to hear a challenge to higher ethanol blends of gasoline, while opponents warned of potential mechanical damage. The Supreme Court decision comes as fuelmakers struggle to meet federal renewable fuel standards.The Supreme Court decision comes as […]
FedEx Express, a unit of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation company, continues rapid progression towards its recently-increased vehicle fuel efficiency goal by adding 1,900 new fuel efficient vehicles to its fleet. In 2008, FedEx Corp. set the U.S. transportation industry’s first fuel efficiency goal with a commitment to improve the […]
Would Americans favor additional taxes and fees to support the nation’s transportation infrastructure? A variety of questions on that topic were posed to a sample of people in a nationwide survey. The results are being released in a Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) research report, What Do Americans Think about Federal Tax Options to Support Public […]
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) has announced that Andrew J. (A. J.) Cederoth, the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), will be leaving Navistar at the end of the month as part of a planned transition to a new CFO. Cederoth, 48, has served as the company’s CFO since September 2009. James […]
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced that it has completed the first stage of a strategic acquisition by signing agreements to acquire the businesses operated by its current service provider Supaswift (Pty) Ltd. in five countries in Southern Africa, including South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zambia, and is also in discussions to acquire Supaswift’s businesses […]
When it comes to lifting heavy duty vehicles in Jay Leno’s Garage, there’s definitely one product that’s always up to the the task — wireless mobile column lifts from Stertil-Koni. As Jay and his team know well, they’re all about performance and safety. No external power source is required to operate, no interconnecting cables necessary […]
