Quest Analysis: Drug Use Among Workers Holds at High Rate
Driven by increases in cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana, drug use in 2017 by the general U.S. workforce held steady at its highest rate in more than a decade, according to an analysis by drug test lab Quest Diagnostics.
May 8, 2018Leaving Las Vegas: A Drive to Phoenix on U.S. 93 That Many Drivers Don’t Relish
U.S. 93 out of Las Vegas is among the most dangerous and congested routes for some drivers.
May 8, 2018Fifty-Mile Drone Flights Beckon as Industry Pushes FAA on Rules
Retailers, railroads and electricity companies are pressing for U.S. government approval to fly drones longer distances. Regulators, geared to an aviation industry that can take five years to get a new jetliner in the air, are struggling to adjust to the breakneck pace.
May 8, 2018Boulder City Braces for New Interstate to Offset Tourist, Truck Traffic
The Boulder City, Nev., area will soon be home to a new interstate highway, according to Federal Highway Administration.
May 8, 2018Diesel Up for Seventh Straight Week, Adds 1.4¢ to $3.171 a Gallon
The U.S. average retail price of diesel fuel rose 1.4 cents to $3.171 a gallon, the seventh straight week the trucking industry’s main fuel has increased in price, according to the weekly report from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration.
May 7, 2018US Consumer Borrowing Up $11.6 Billion in March
WASHINGTON — Americans increased their borrowing by $11.6 billion in March as a big increase in the category that covers auto and student loans offset the largest monthly drop in credit card borrowing in more than five years.
May 7, 2018Uber Hires Former NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart as Adviser in Midst of Crash Inquiry
Uber Technologies Inc., whose self-driving car program is reeling from a fatal collision with a pedestrian, has hired former National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Christopher Hart to advise the company.
May 7, 2018Port of New Orleans Looks Ahead to a Decade of Growth in Cargo, Cruise Businesses
As it charts a course for at least the next decade, the Port of New Orleans is weighing nearly $2 billion worth of potential projects to support its growing cargo, rail, cruise ship and industrial real estate businesses.
May 7, 2018I-95 Corridor Coalition, Delaware DOT to Pilot Mileage-Based User Fee
The I-95 Corridor Coalition and the Delaware Department of Transportation announced May 1 that they are leading a pilot study to examine the feasibility of a mileage-based user fee, or MBUF.
May 4, 2018US Payrolls Rebound to 164,000 Gain; Jobless Rate Hits 3.9%
U.S. hiring rebounded in April, and the unemployment rate dropped below 4% for the first time since 2000, while wage gains unexpectedly cooled, suggesting the labor market still has slack to absorb. Payrolls rose 164,000 after an upwardly revised 135,000 advance, Labor Department figures showed May 4.
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