Good choice, Bad choice: Smoothie King Smoothies
Smoothie King has the ultimate leg up on all other fast food restaurants—the menu is just blended combinations of fruit. All though the idea of a smoothie trumps the Big Mac indefinitely, be wary of the extra calories and fat hidden in some of the recipes.
Good choice: Immune Builder
Bad choice: Peanut Power Plus
Calories and Fat: […]
Maersk Has Record Profit as Freight Business Surges
A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the Danish company that owns the largest ocean shipping line, announced record earnings on Feb. 23, powered by a rebounding international freight market.
HOS Public Comment Period Ends Friday
The public comment period for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed hours-of-service rule ends Friday at midnight.
LMS Acquires McCann’s Piggyback
Logistics Management Solutions, St. Louis, acquired intermodal marketing company McCann’s Piggyback Consolidation in Fenton, Mo., and formed a new business unit called Freight Management Solutions to provide intermodal and freight brokerage services.
Factory Orders Take Biggest Jump Since 2006
Factory orders jumped 3.1% in January, the biggest gain in almost four and a half years, the Commerce Department said Friday.
New Tracerline Leakfinder
Tracer Products introduced a leak detection kit that helps find wind and water leaks around windows, doors and other areas.
Hyundai Sonata hybrid delayed due to gov regulations
Out of compliance
Sonata hybrid just doesn’t sound right
Because of new government regulations requiring an artificial engine noise for hybrid and plug-in vehicles when in electric mode – when the cars are virtually silent, at least compared to conve…
Lear jet runs out of runway at Houston Hobby
A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman says a Lear jet carrying a patient on a medical flight was unable to stop before it reached the end of a runway at Houston Hobby Airport.
Trucking jobs surge in February
If the numbers hold, the increase in trucking jobs would be the largest one-month surge since December 1990.
Congress extends transportation funds
Extension will continue to fund infrastructure and safety programs through September.