Sentences with phrase «as transportation for»

She also helped raise enough money to provide the limousines as transportation for the participants — a special perk they often say is a highlight of their day.

In partnership with theKey.to, a fleet of fuel - efficient, white Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles served as transportation for fashion week events.

In that sense, while the right electric bike for me would have at least one rack and attachment points for panniers on it because it's practical for replacing car trips, the right e-bike for someone else who just wants to be able to go for a cruise around the park, a ride to the beach, or as transportation for going out to eat might very well be one like this next bike, which is long on style but short on carrying capacity.

It can serve as a vehicle for their stuffed animals or dolls, a pull - along «tray» when they're playing restaurant or even as transportation for the child himself with you pulling it.

Not exact matches

As the North American oil transportation system continues to evolve, with new pipelines, reversals of existing lines and a growing role for oil - by - rail, what is clear is that the North American oil market will eventually settle into a new era of pricing relationships which will be very different than those which prevailed prior to 2008.

Taxi services, also known as vehicle - for - hire transportation, are under particularly stiff regulations.

For example, an experienced media sales person selling to property developers may not find it as easy to get to grips with banks and financial institutions, or a B2B company that expand from the automotive industry to transportation logistics, may find their sales professionals struggling to understand what goes on.

One platform that launched last fall, called Circulation, integrates medical records into Uber's API so that nurses, caregivers, and hospital transportation coordinators can more easily schedule rides for patients and accommodate their needs (such as if they have a wheelchair or trouble seeing).

Jersey Standard photographers cover certain routine assignments such as official dinners and tanker launchings, but for the most part they work on «picture essays» — a detailed coverage of the Gloucester fishing fleet, for example, or lumbering in the Northwest, or river transportation.

The budget commits $ 91 million for «transportation infrastructure for airports and ferries» and indicates upgrading border infrastructure as a priority.

Last April, Daimler launched Moovel, a series of apps that allow users to book and pay for public transportation and see how well it integrates with other transit options, such as bike - or ride - hailing services, to get to a final destination.

Gundotra's experience offers valuable lessons for the tech industry as it pushes into new markets like healthcare and transportation.

On one hand, the slow lane for self - driving cars isn't totally unexpected, as the Trump administration continues to chart its course in major transportation policy debates and decides which federal programs to keep or replace.

That approach has produced some significant offshore customers, including the massive International Air Transportation Association, the Geneva - based entity that establishes global standards for airline activities, as well as the Hills Pet Food Company.

As a result, a growing number of transportation companies, for example Waste Management Inc., are finally converting their fleets to natural gas from diesel.

The company had to halt operations on Feb. 10 after it was hit with financial penalties for operating as an Internet - based tech platform rather than as a transportation company, which Taiwanese authorities have said was a misrepresentation of its business.

In April the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector in San Francisco announced it had notified 37,000 people identified as drivers for transportation network companies, or TNCs, of a new effort to enforce the requirements.

The longtime Nelson, B.C., resident is one of the world's most respected backcountry mountain guides, and he's parlayed his intimacy with the province's mountain ranges into a role as a senior avalanche officer for the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

«It actually doesn't matter, as long as we get to the right outcome, which is to not rush into doing anything hasty and banning this transportation option for the city.»

While some startups, such as Taskrabbit, have attempted to address some of the inequity invovled in being a contract worker, for example by setting a wage floor of $ 11.20 an hour — higher than the proposed national minimum wage of $ 10.10 — and providing some discounts for health care and transportation, contractors clearly need a lot more.

For example, as more and more people move out of rural areas and into cities, the transportation infrastructures in cities are being stressed like never before.

«As the oil and gas industry becomes mature there, companies are going to have to have a bunch of sub-sea systems that will have to be monitored,» said Dean Richter, a retired navy submarine captain and director of development for maritime transportation systems for New Jersey - based QinetiQ North America.

Startups are finding innovative ways to bring food, shelter, and transportation to victims of the hurricanes, wildfires, and tornados that ravaged parts of the U.S. last year, as well as improve safety for those caught in other types of disasters and emergency situations.

Transportation policy experts say that high - speed transit in the United States has been stymied not so much by technological challenges as by the challenges of acquiring rights of way and getting enough money for the required infrastructure.

For one, the IoT can decrease maintenance times such as how the transportation industry utilizes the IoT to anticipate maintenance needs.

«Child migration will affect certain states and localities differently, based on where costs such as education are incurred but also based on gains in terms of spending for things like shelter and transportation,» said Michelle Mittelstadt of the Migration Policy Institute.

As you can tell by the concept's general boxy shape and fairly dull appearance, Honda is trying to showcase a vision for the future of transportation rather than automotive design with its concept.

As Metzger points out, the most easily and thoroughly automated industries on Earth today are also those most necessary for space development — the manufacturing of electronics, transportation equipment, and machinery.

«Therefore, an employee who is absent due to inclement weather, such as because of transportation difficulties, is absent for personal reasons.»

Wanderu, as her new company would be named, was a technology solution for a longtime transportation - industry problem.

While XPO offers a wide range of logistics and freight transportation services, it is probably best known to consumers as the company that manages the home delivery of heavy items such as furniture and appliances for retailers.

Lobbying records show that in November 2012, Google spent $ 79 on dinner and transportation for Padilla when he visited Washington, D.C., as well as $ 9 on a gift bag.

For instance, he knew that dry ice — several pounds of which were also in the back seat — was the coolant of choice for ice cream transportation because it turned into a gas as it warmed up, meaning no messy puddlFor instance, he knew that dry ice — several pounds of which were also in the back seat — was the coolant of choice for ice cream transportation because it turned into a gas as it warmed up, meaning no messy puddlfor ice cream transportation because it turned into a gas as it warmed up, meaning no messy puddles.

One year earlier, in 1961, Clarke also published Dial F for Frankenstein, a short story of an interconnected telephone network that spontaneously acts like a newborn baby and leads to global chaos as it takes over financial, transportation, and military systems.

Sue Mintor, who ran against Scott as a Democrat, was a former transportation secretary for Shumlin and would have likely maintained the relationships Shumlin forged with Canada — with Scott's governorship, those cross-border ties are now up in the air.

Christopher had identified the need for same - day delivery while employed as a salesperson at a large transportation company.

In a followup statement to the press, a MoviePass spokesperson said the company was «exploring utilizing location based marketing as a way to help enhance the overall experience,» including by using data «to better inform how to market potential customer benefits including discounts on transportation, coupons for nearby restaurants, and other similar opportunities.»

As an example, I would love for a team to look at ride - sharing — like what Lyft and Uber have done — and see how you use that to help solve public transportation problems in San Francisco.

«There isn't really yet a large scale substitute for crude oil as a source of transportation fuel,» said Foley.

Blade added that Colony will be helping to identify future potential landing sites for eVTOLs, or flying taxis, which both companies see as an important foundation for future transportation initiatives.

«If there's one takeaway from Ford ditching Fields,» Wired concludes, «it's that in our current transportation environment, «mobility» isn't so much a strategy as it is a euphemism for «we have no idea what's happening next.

The new - product launch, by contrast, is less of a sure thing, as the fine - art world isn't looking for a new transportation case — not even a bombproof one.

While these teams, along with larger companies such as Hyperloop One and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, are working on solving the technical issues of the hyperloop, other challenges exist ahead for the transportations system.

Kalanick deserves enormous credit for envisioning Uber as a transportation service that would disrupt and transform the entire land - based travel industry — including both the oligopolistic, old - fashioned taxi services and the overpriced limousine industry.

As for Caterpillar, roughly 40 percent of its sales are tied to construction, and about 50 percent are tied to the energy, transportation and natural resources industries.

Bring back McTiernan and ask her to coordinate the next epic movement in rail transportation for Perth, is anyone else skilled and experienced as much as our previous planning minister?

Thirteen years ago Todd Berger, at 21, chose the latter route when he took a job as a dispatcher for Transportation Solutions Enterprises (TSE), a Chicago - based transportation and logiTransportation Solutions Enterprises (TSE), a Chicago - based transportation and logitransportation and logistics company.

«After going against stiff competition throughout the Challenge Cup, Twiga Fruits emerged tonight as this year's most promising, problem - solving startup, and we look forward to helping them innovate and improve the Transportation & Cities industry for years to come.»

But as Zach Ware, who started the (now - defunct) transportation startup Shift, so poignantly put it: «It is often difficult for founders to remember that the world is not a better place if you build a billion - dollar company that kills you.»

Health care and tech continue to be the strongest sectors if you're looking for a well - paid career with lots of opportunities, though CareerBuilder CEO Matt Ferguson notes «there are also plenty of opportunities in areas such as marketing, sales, and transportation.»