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Consists of private and public passenger and freight transportation, as well as government transportation, including military operations. (source: EPA)

CFI Wins Second Consecutive EPA SmartWay SM Excellence Award  -  22 Oct 2007
Business Wire (press release),...based on their implementation of technologies and strategies aimed at reducing greenhouse gases and other emissions from the transportation sector.

Earth to PETA  -  22 Oct 2007
SalonOrganization report found that livestock accounts for 18 percent of global warming emissions worldwide, more than the entire transportation sector.

Soaring oil prices  -  22 Oct 2007
The Post,The transportation sector will be the main reason for future oil demand increases. Two-thirds of the world’s population currently lives in countries with

US transportation sector near-term debt obligations manageable - Fitch  -  Oct 16, 2007
Forbes,MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Fitch Ratings said issuers in the US airline and freight transportation industries have sufficient liquidity access to meet

Stock Market Update - Mon Oct 15 16:25:01 EDT 2007  -  Oct 15, 2007
ReutersAs one might expect, rising oil prices took their toll on the transportation sector, which was evident in the 1.1% decline in the Dow Jones Transportation

Thousands march in France as strike shuts down transit  -  Oct 19, 2007
Globe and Mail,About 500000 public workers, most of them in the transportation sector, are entitled to retire after only 37½ years of service. They represent fewer than 10

Quantum leap in the transportation sector for the UAE and the Gulf ...  -  Sep 26, 2007
Maktoob Business (press release),Q-link Transport, the transportation arm of Al Qudra Holding Group, announced its intention to launch a fleet of luxurious “London Taxi� style limousines

Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: CH Robinson and Expeditors ...  -  Oct 18, 2007
Trading Markets (press release),For retail investors, I think a particularly attractive industry within the transportation sector that has done well in the past and will continue to do so

Stocks end mixed as YRC Worldwide hits another 52-week low  -  Oct 17, 2007
Kansas City Star,...have been buffeted by rumors of a takeover by Deutsche Poste AG, the parent of shipping company DHL, and general weakness in the transportation sector.

Opinion Research(TM) Acquires Northwest Research Group Expands US ...  -  Oct 18, 2007
WELT ONLINE,It enables us to add the well-regarded transportation sector expertise of Ms. Elmore-Yalch to our overall offering, and adds a further boost to our already

Transportation upgrades vital for continued growth  -  Oct 19, 2007
Timmins Daily Press,He wraps up his seven-part series in today's issue looking at the transportation sector in Timmins and what the future holds as the Northern Leaders

CII calls for Industry status to Logistics sector  -  Sep 23, 2007
Chennai Online,However, 86 per cent of the road transportation sector is dominated by the unorganised sector with a plethora of very small players, with a turnover of less

Are rising railroad stocks running out of track?  -  Oct 17, 2007
BloggingStocksOtherwise, given a worrisome economic outlook and the relative underperformance of the transportation sector generally, it could be time for those who've

Auto slump drags manufacturing down  -  Oct 16, 2007
Toronto Star,Weak US demand for motor vehicles knocked the transportation sector down 9.7 per cent in August, erasing most of the 10.8 per cent gain in July.

Regional travel to be cheaper  -  Oct 20, 2007
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation,...is arguably the lifeblood of the regional transportation sector with an inextricable link between air transportation and tourism," Lynch said.

Transportation is Moving -- Slowly -- Toward Sustainability  -  Oct 7, 2007
GreenBiz,The transportation sector is a powerhouse when it comes to the amount of fuel and energy it consumes. Combined, road and air transportation account for

Today’s word is “hydrogasificationâ€?  -  Oct 18, 2007
ZDNetUntil now, the technology has been mainly used for back-up power systems and other applications in the transportation sector (such as buses).

BMTC employees roll out doll display for Navratri  -  Oct 18, 2007
Hindu,BANGALORE: There were toys depicting the evolution of the transportation sector — from a bullock cart to swanky cars and different models of buses at this

Small car boom: two-way street  -  Oct 20, 2007
Financial Express,...the report said increasing dependence on oil “seems unavoidable� in the near-term with forecasts estimating that India’s transportation sector energy

Green Biologics secures £1.58 million to develop Next Generation ...  -  Oct 18, 2007
Oxfordshire Bioscience Network (press release),Butanol offers significant advantages for the transportation sector because it is a renewable liquid fuel that, unlike ethanol, generates similar energy to

DJ US Factory Orders -3.3% In Aug; Consensus -2.6%  -  Oct 4, 2007
Onet.pl,Demand for overall factory goods in August was pushed down by the transportation sector. Transportation orders plunged 11.1%, after surging 11.7% in July.

Landstar System Reports Third Quarter Earnings Per Diluted Share ...  -  Oct 18, 2007
CNNMoney.com...disruptions or failures in our computer systems; a downturn in domestic or international economic growth or growth in the transportation sector;

Shares in DFM fall after strong rally  -  Oct 16, 2007
Khaleej Times,The investment sector advanced 0.8 per cent to 6243.68 while the transportation sector increased 0.13 per cent to 799.79. The telecommunication sector was

Bulls Firmly In Charge On Friday - US Commentary []  -  Oct 5, 2007
RTT News,Another area of the market experiencing significant strength is the transportation sector. Within the sector, JB Hunt (JBHT) is turning in one of the best

2007 Risk Retention Reporter Survey of Risk Retention Group ...  -  Oct 15, 2007
Insurance News Net (press release),Each year in August/September, the RRR conducts a survey of the risk retention group marketplace. The survey tracks premium, numbers of insureds and RRG

GETTING TECHNICAL |  -  Oct 8, 2007
Barron's (subscription)One group that seems to do better than others is the transportation sector and shares of several airline companies are starting to look a lot perkier.

Minutes from the Federal Reserve meeting  -  Oct 9, 2007
CNNMoney.comIn particular, orders and shipments of equipment outside the high-tech and transportation sector registered a robust increase in July, and data on computer

RI activist to mediate in Iranian labor dispute  -  Oct 6, 2007
Jakarta Post,Tehran and its outskirts, in which the Iranian government was asked to remedy poor labor conditions and low pay in the country's transportation sector.

Privatisation & Public Private Partnership Review 2007/08 ...  -  Oct 17, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),Prison PPP -Recent developments in global airport privatisation -Public-private partnerships: Recent developments in the US transportation sector -A PPP

Union Pacific Pleases  -  Oct 18, 2007
Forbes,In fact, the transportation sector was on the upswing Thursday. The Dow Jones transportation average rose 0.2%, or 10.73, to 4890.34.

Durables Don't Look So Tough  -  Sep 26, 2007
Forbes,The transportation sector advanced 11.9% in July, as demand for commercial planes surged 13.2%. (See: "Durable Goods Orders Up...For Now.

USA Truck Net Income Plunges  -  Oct 19, 2007
Fort Smith Times Record,USA Truck’s net income dove 99.5 percent in third quarter 2007, and analysts don’t see much better ahead for it or the transportation sector.

UPDATE 1-Canada Aug manufacturing shipments drop on autos  -  Oct 16, 2007
ReutersWeak US demand for motor vehicles knocked the transportation sector down 9.7 percent in August, erasing most of the 10.8 percent gain in July.

Tokyo shares close up on bargain hunting, Nikkei returns to 17000 ...  -  Oct 18, 2007
CNNMoney.comIn the marine transportation sector, Nippon Yusen KK was up 19 yen or 1.6 percent at 1243, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd rose 4 yen or 0.2 percent to 1696 and

Phasing Out Budget Cabs A Bad Move, Say Consumers  -  Oct 18, 2007
Bernama,At the present moment the public transportation sector is still messy enough, instead of providing excellent service despite the government's efforts to

Medford native is UPS CEO  -  Oct 17, 2007
Mail Tribune,It was the technology end of the equation that led Davis back into the transportation sector. After finishing his studies in finance at Portland State

Soft economy, high oil prices temper North American transportation ...  -  Sep 26, 2007
Forbes,Services said slow economic growth and high fuel prices remain key issues for the six major segments of the North American transportation sector.

Teekay Lifts Dividend by 16 Percent  -  Oct 5, 2007
CNNMoney.comTeekay transports seaborne oil, operates in the offshore production, storage and transportation sector, and has expanded into the liquefied natural gas

Manufacturing jobs open state's doors to new immigrants  -  Sep 26, 2007
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com,Latinos, who make up about 16 percent of New Jersey's work force, now compose more than a third of the manufacturing/transportation sector, the data shows.

Campus group quantifies Purdue's carbon footprint  -  Oct 15, 2007
The Exponent,Within the transportation sector, commuting was the largest source of emissions, followed by university-related air travel.

America’s Strategic Vulnerability  -  Sep 27, 2007
National Review Online,It will recognize the fundamental truth that our oil problem is an automobile fuel problem and break the dominance of oil in our transportation sector just

New Survey Finds Most Americans Incorrectly Believe Cars and ...  -  Oct 3, 2007
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung),...today released results of a survey showing that a majority of Americans incorrectly believe that the road transportation sector is the single largest

Latinos show rapid rise in NJ manufacturing jobs  -  Sep 26, 2007
NJ Blog,Latinos, who make up about 16 percent of New Jersey's workforce, now comprise more than a third of the manufacturing/transportation sector, the data shows.

Companies focused on roads, bridges may bring good investment ...  -  Oct 9, 2007
Eagle Tribune,A move toward privatization in the transportation sector is already underway. Sixteen of our states are currently using Public-Private Partnerships,

In China, a Plan to Turn Rice Into Carbon Credits  -  Oct 9, 2007
Wall Street JournalBy LAUREN ETTER YINCHUAN, China -- Agriculture contributes more to total global greenhouse-gas emissions than the entire world transportation sector,

Stocks Seeing Modest Strength In Morning Trading - US Commentary []  -  Oct 9, 2007
RTT News,Expeditors International (EXPD) has helped to lead the transportation sector higher after Standard and Poor's said the logistics services provider will

Afghan FM Praises Iran's Aids  -  Oct 20, 2007
Fars News Agency,Afghanistan and Tajikistan have decided to exchange experience in fighting illicit drugs, swap energy and cooperate in the transportation sector,

Bush and global warming; A swiftly melting planet; Never to old to ...  -  Oct 7, 2007
International Herald Tribune,This plan is more ambitious than anything the European Union has implemented for the transportation sector, which is the second largest and fastest-growing

38th Pacific Islands Forum Ends With Release Of Communiqué  -  Oct 17, 2007
Tonga Now,Progress in the transportation sector will assist tourism which is a key economic priority in the area. Leaders endorsed the findings of the Forum’s Eminent

Bus and cab drivers protest against government transportation company  -  Oct 8, 2007
El Universal,Transportation Comprehensive System, which we denounced some months ago as it runs counter to the public transportation sector.

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