Jobless Claims Drop for Week
Initial jobless claims decreased by 13,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Qualcomm’s 2Q Profit Grows
Qualcomm Inc.’s profit gained 29% in the second quarter, it said.
Truck tire iPhone app
Commercial truck operators can get access to emergency road and tire service at the location closest to them from their iPhone or iPad with the “Continental Truck Tires Dealer Locator” application that can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store.
CONTINENTAL, www.continental-truck.com
FAA fires 2 controllers, sets new air traffic rules
The Federal Aviation Administration took new steps Wednesday to fix problems in the nation’s air traffic control system, firing two controllers for sleeping on the job and ordering a higher level of supervision over aircraft carrying the first lady or …
Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG now features 5.5L V8 biturbo; 22% lower fuel consumption than predecessor
The Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG now features the new M 157 5.5-liter V8 biturbo engine (earlier post). This unit, also applied in the CLS 63 AMG, delivers an output of 386 kW (525 hp) to 410 kW (557 hp), along with a 22% reduction in fuel consumption to 9.8…
Mn/DOT assessing potential for mileage-based user fee to replace fuel tax; Battelle conducting technology assessment
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will recruit 500 people from Wright and Hennepin counties to take part in research to test technology that could someday be used to collect a mileage-based user fee (MBUF) in lieu of a gasoline tax. M…
Is Hyundai really going to take on the Toyota Prius?
Coming in both a hybrid and plug-in hybrid version?
Will another hybrid ever match Prius sales?
At the New York Auto Show, Hyundai announced that the Blue-Will concept will be headed for production. Unfortunately, no other details were provided. Nevert…
Police clamp down on truckers protesting in China
Chinese police officers ask protesters to leaves after they gather to protest at an entrance of Baogang trucking companies area in Shanghai, China Thursday, April 21, 2011.
Police clamp down on truckers protesting in China
Chinese police officers ask protesters to leave after they gather to protest at an entrance of Baogang trucking companies area in Shanghai, China Thursday, April 21, 2011.
Police clamp down on truckers protesting in China
Police clamped down Thursday on a protest by hundreds of truck drivers upset over rising fees and fuel prices in China’s busiest port city, the latest display of public resentment over surging inflation.