The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Compliance, Safety, Accountability program is unreliable and does not effectively evaluate trucking companies' safety, the American Trucking Associations said in a white paper. ...
Tags: Transportation, truck, Auto
China will adjust some of its customs duties on Jan. 1, 2014 to aid economic restructuring and achieve balanced trade growth, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday. Tariffs on some 760 imported commodities will be lowered by an ...
Tags: Customs Duties, Tariffs
Reliability scores from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program in evaluating the safety of individual trucking companies has recently been issued in a white paper report by the ...
Tags: White Paper, CSA Scores
Ballard Power Systems (BPS) has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Belgian bus manufacturer Van Hool in support of the manufacture and further deployment of zero emission fuel cell buses. By February 2014, ...
Tags: Ballard, MOU, Van Hool, fuel cell buses
The laws of gift giving call for making an effort when choosing a gift so a gift card or re-gifting can put a relationship at risk, a British researcher says. Karen Pine, a professor of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire in ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Gift Giving
The truck insurance industry and Ontario training schools have joined the call for mandatory entry-level driver training standards in Ontario. The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) and insurers including Northbridge ...
Eight top tech companies in the U.S. have asked governments around the world to reform surveillance laws and practices, and asked the U.S. to take the lead. AOL, Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, Yahoo and Microsoft said Monday ...
China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) dipped to 50.8 in November, beating the flash estimate of 50.4, a HSBC survey showed on Monday. However, the final reading of the HSBC November manufacturing PMI was down a notch from ...
Tags: Manufacturing PMI, HSBC
The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) is looking for companies that have donated time, labor, or materials to individuals, groups and organizations in need during 2013 for its Community Service Awards. NWFA Community Service ...
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FX Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FXEN) reported that the Lisewo-2 well will be completed for production prior to further testing. The well was drilled to a depth of 3,779 meters and cased to the top of ...
Tags: energy
Australia's three surviving car makers have called for continued financial support, a reassessment of tariffs and trade agreements, and policy clarity in their submissions to the Federal Government's inquiry into the current state and the ...
Tags: Car Makers, Call for Support, Productivity Commission Submissions
Titan Petrochemicals Group Limited announced key indicative terms of a new debt restructuring proposal for further discussion with creditors and other relevant parties. A creditors' meeting will be held for obtaining indicative consent on ...
IMBA is holding its biennial World Summit in its home state of Colorado next year, in Steamboat Springs. The get-together is planned for Aug. 20-24, 2014. It brings together mountain bike enthusiasts, volunteers, trail builders, bike ...
Tags: IMBA, summit, planned, Steamboat Springs
Confindustria Ceramica, the Italian Association of Ceramics comprised of over 150 Italian ceramic tile manufacturers, and the Italian Trade Commission has announced the official call for entries for the 2014 Ceramics of Italy Tile ...
The North American Home Furnishings Assn. has put out a call for nominations for its 2014 Retailer of the Year awards. Nominations are due by Dec. 1 and awards will be presented June 1 at the annual Home Furnishings Networking Conference ...
Tags: NAHFA, seek, retailer, nomination