Personal Spending Rises 0.7%
Consumer personal spending rose 0.7% in February, the Commerce Department said Monday.
ITS donation to take bite out of local drug trade
BELLEVILLE, Ont. — International Truckload Services (ITS) made a special delivery Friday, as the company presented the Belleville Police Service with a new police dog. [Full Story]
Volvo inks five-year deal with truck plant employees
DUBLIN, Va. — Volvo Trucks North America and the UAW have agreed to terms on a five-year contract covering about 1,300 employees at Volvo’s New River Valley truck plant. [Full Story]
Asia Stocks to Watch: Japan shippers face radiation, tough freight talks
Shares of Japanese shippers clawed back lost ground Monday, as investors and analysts weighed the impact of the country’s recent disasters on upcoming freight negotiations and as some foreign shipping companies continued to assess the radiation risks a…
Holland to Succeed Clark as Brenntag CEO
Steven Holland, currently chief operating offers of Brenntag AG, has been appointed CEO of the a global chemical distribution company.
Scientists Make Lightweight Plastics from Fruit
One way to lose weight is to eat more fruit. Turns out a fruit diet is good for cars too. Researchers in Brazil have made a lightweight plastic from the nano-fibers of bananas, pineapples, and coconut shells.
I already knew fruit was amazing, and the p…
MSU offers fungus that produces octane-boosting fuel additive for licensing
A fungus that produces compounds with known uses as fuel additives is available for licensing to interested parties through Montana State University’s (MSU) Technology Transfer Office. The fungus produces cineole, also known as eucalyptol, which …
Neste Oil Secures 50M loan to fund RD on renewable raw materials for NExBTL
Neste Oil and the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) have agreed on a €50-million (US$70.4-million) loan to fund further research on extending the range of raw materials used for producing Neste Oil’ renewable diesel NExBTL. Expanding the company&…
Holland to Succeed Clark as Brenntag CEO
Steven Holland, currently chief operating offers of Brenntag AG, has been appointed CEO of the a global chemical distribution company.
Bridgestone Bandag Promotes ‘Retread Instead’
Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions launched a new campaign designed to promote retreading. At the heart of the campaign is an appeal to fleets to consider extending their casing age limits when retreading.