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Technology Briefs — April 10 - April 16
Business, Government, Safety
EPA Should Delay OBD Rule, Groups Say
By Andrea Fischer, Staff Reporter
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April 16, 2007
Government, Business, Fuel
Maersk to Boost Fuel Surcharge
A.P. Moeller-Maersk, the world’s largest ocean shipping line, is boosting its North America to Europe rates due to higher fuel costs, Bloomberg reported Monday.
April 16, 2007
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous
IRS Says Fleets Face Sanctions
IRS officials told trucking executives that motor carriers must account properly for driver per-diem expenses or risk losing the tax-exempt status of the plans.
April 16, 2007
Business, Government
Corrosion Takes Increasing Toll on Fleets, Trailers
What cigarettes are to smokers, corrosion is to highway trailers.
April 16, 2007
Business, Fuel, Government
Diesel Gains 5¢ to $2.84 a Gallon
The average price of U.S. retail diesel fuel climbed another 5 cents last week to $2.84 a gallon, reaching a seven-month high, and the Department of Energy warned that prices are unlikely to fall anytime soon.
April 16, 2007
Business, Fuel, Government
Bloomberg News
March Producer Prices Rise 1%
Bloomberg News
The producer price index rose 1% in March, the Labor Department reported Friday. The core PPI excluding food and energy was unchanged.
April 13, 2007
Government
February Trade Gap Narrows
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed 0.7% in February to a $58.4 billion, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
April 13, 2007
Business, Fuel, Government
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UPS Signs China Air Pact
TT File Photo
UPS Inc. and the Shanghai, China, Airport Authority signed an agreement Thursday that is a step toward construction of an air hub at the Shanghai airport.
April 12, 2007
Business, Government
Import Prices Rise 1.7%
The price of goods imported to the United States rose 1.7% in March, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
April 12, 2007