Port Truckers to get a Fair Deal: Fair wages and benefits at the Port of Los Angeles. Today is the first day of the landmark Clean Truck Program at the Port of Los Angles.

Boyd rewards system may point tourists toward Las Vegas. Contrary to popular belief, Hawaiian customers frequenting the downtown casinos operated by Boyd Gaming Corp.

Fed move boosts European stocks. World stock markets on Tuesday recovered some of their hefty losses from the previous day, helped by a steady opening on Wall Street after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced that it would buy massive amounts of..

Correction: Automaker incentive programs. In an Oct. 3 glance describing automakers' vehicle incentive programs, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Nissan Motor Co.

Marinette Marine appeals government contract on Coast Guard cutters. The marine division of Manitowoc Co. has appealed an award of a government contract, valued at up to $1.5 billion, for construction of U.S. Coast Guard cutters by a Louisiana shipyard.

UPS hub helps attract computer-repair center. Acer America Corp., the North American subsidiary of the seventh-largest manufacturer of personal computers in the world, is introducing a new service with the opening of a laptop repair center in Bluegrass..

UPS worker charged with theft. RIVERSIDE - A 66-year-old United Parcel Service employee suspected of diverting goods from the Riverside UPS distribution center where she worked to her daughters' homes is due in court next month, a..

Oil rebounds to $90 after falling to 8-month low. Oil prices rebounded to above $90 Tuesday in Asia after plunging to an 8-month low the previous day on concerns a significant slowdown in global economic growth will undermine demand for crude.'Prices have moved so far, so fast,' said David Moore, commodity strategist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Sydney. 'I certainly wouldn't say the bounce today is indicative that we've reached a bottom in oil prices.'Light, sweet crude for November delivery was up $2.38 to $90.19 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange by midday in Singapore. The contract fell overnight $6.07 to settle at $87.81, the lowest level since Feb. 6.

Stocks mostly lower as GM declines; techs rise. Stocks mostly declined Thursday, though with far less severity than in recent sessions, as weakness in the financial, energy and health care sectors overshadowed gains by technology issues.Trading remained..

EPA Honors SmartWay Participants. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presented SmartWay Excellence Awards to 27 businesses and organizations.

Program designed to encourage ex-military personnel to join trucking industry. Troop Transition, a unique career transition program designed for the exclusive use of those who are serving in the United States Armed Forces, today announced Troops 2 Truckers, a program targets service..

Appeals court rejects Visteon shareholder lawsuit. Visteon Corp. shareholders aren't getting any relief from a federal appeals court.

J.B. Hunt Third-Quarter Profit Rises 19% on Rail-Cargo Growth; Shares Jump. J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., the third-largest U.S. trucking company, jumped the most in more than six years in Nasdaq intraday trading after posting a quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates.

Shreveport gets one million dollar grant to help unemployed auto workers. The state is getting a $1 million federal grant to help more than 300 workers in the Shreveport area who have been laid off by the auto industry.

Freightliner Announces Slice of Trucker Life Blog. Freightliner Trucks has provided three owner-operators a "Slice of Life" - a 2009 Freightliner Cascadia for one year.

Toyota share hits reverse on sales outlook report. By Yuri Kageyama Tokyo - Shares of Toyota Motor Corporation plunged yesterday following a major business daily report that the vehicle maker might have trouble meeting global sales targets.

Panasonic Upgrades Toughbook Notebooks. Panasonic announced updates to its business-rugged Toughbook notebook computer line with the introduction of the thin-and-light F8 and upgrades to the tablet alternative T8 and the ultraportable W8.

SADIF Analytics Assigns Positive Long-Term Outlook Rating to Yell Group Plc. Mira, Portugal - October 1, 2008 - SADIF Investment Analytics SA, today announced the release of a new equity research report covering Yell Group Plc The report utilizes SADIF's powerful StockMarks stock rating..

Continue reading "Automakers welcome rate cut but fret about sales". Two of Detroit's automakers welcomed the Federal Reserve's 0.5 percent cut in the target fed funds rate on Wednesday, but officials from General Motors Corp.

Toyota shares plunge on earnings concerns. Shares of Toyota Motor Corp. plunged Wednesday, as investors recoiled on reports that operating profit at Japan's top automaker would fall 40 percent this fiscal year through March.