Sentences with phrase «increase in transportation»

Uber rival Lyft, global car rental app, sees the stable increase in the transportation business especially among the business travellers.

«If Cuba is opened up to the United States, it is anticipated there will be a significant increase in transportation — particularly shipping,» he says.

The biggest effect (one which is already being felt) is both an increase in transportation costs and an reduced selling price for the bitumen.

Not exact matches

Oregon Representative Peter DeFazio, the top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, who was in Trump's meeting with a dozen Democratic and Republican lawmakers, said the president also told them he would be willing to increase the amount of federal spending beyond the $ 200 billion he is seeking for the infrastructure program.

«While the increase in U.S. production of crude oil and the reduced U.S. demand for transportation fuels will likely reduce the demand for total U.S. crude oil imports, it is unlikely to reduce demand for heavy sour crude at Gulf Coast refineries.»

Transportation equipment industry sales increased 6.6 per cent to $ 10.7 billion in February, following assembly plant shutdowns in January.

Shipments of manufactured goods increased a modest 0.1 % in June, an increase that was driven by transportation equipment.

The body of water set to see a fivefold increase in oil tankers has been an industrial and transportation hub for more than a century.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- New orders for U.S. factory goods recorded their biggest increase in eight months in March, boosted by demand for transportation equipment, but the underlying trend remained weak against the backdrop of a strong dollar.

«We need a continuing and increasing investment in public transportation,» says Angela Iannuzziello, chair of the Board's infrastructure committee and a private sector transportation planning consultant.

As a result, political instability, labor strikes, natural disasters or other events resulting in the disruption of trade or transportation from other countries or the imposition of additional regulations relating to duties upon imports could cause significant delays or interruptions in the supply of our merchandise or increase our costs, either of which could have an adverse effect on our business.

Land is still its largest component — and some 80 percent of «capital» gains in the U.S. economy are land - price gains Site values are increased by public investment in streets, water and sewer facilities and transportation hubs, in school systems, by zoning restrictions, by the general level of prosperity, and most of all, by whatever bankers will lend.

You could also make the argument that, at some point, there is a significant increase in the per barrel cost of transportation and that the cancellation of Keystone XL would shift more barrels onto that more expensive, marginal means.

VANCOUVER, B.C. — The Vancouver Board of Trade has joined a new coalition to support increased investment in regional transit and transportation improvements.

In fact, as several of the country's lawmakers have noted, due to the conditions of our roadways «American businesses pay $ 27 billion a year in extra freight transportation costs, increasing shipping delays and raising prices on everyday products.&raquIn fact, as several of the country's lawmakers have noted, due to the conditions of our roadways «American businesses pay $ 27 billion a year in extra freight transportation costs, increasing shipping delays and raising prices on everyday products.&raquin extra freight transportation costs, increasing shipping delays and raising prices on everyday products.»

Plus, a gas tax increase of 12 cents also took place in October 2017 to fund state transportation projects.

Although the benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price has been increasing, Alberta's producers are being hurt by transportation bottlenecks that have resulted in heavy discounts for non-conventional crude oil.

«This coupled with our increasing control of the middle mile and last mile of transportation reduces the number of touch points in transportation, thereby improving the speed of delivery and reducing risk of damage.»

The 11 industries reporting an increase in new export orders in April — listed in order — are: Retail Trade; Mining; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Real Estate, Rental & Leasing; Accommodation & Food Services; Transportation & Warehousing; Construction; Finance & Insurance; Wholesale Trade; Information; and Professional, Scientific & Technical Services.

In order to sidestep this pipeline capacity issue, Canadian oil producers have substantially increased transportation by rail, reaching a near high of 106,704 barrels per day in December 201In order to sidestep this pipeline capacity issue, Canadian oil producers have substantially increased transportation by rail, reaching a near high of 106,704 barrels per day in December 201in December 2015.

The report added that because of this investment gap, «American businesses pay $ 27 billion a year in extra freight transportation costs, increasing shipping delays and raising prices on everyday products.»

The transportation company said shipping volumes grew in the first quarter and rates increased.

«Immediately employ every tool available to the new government to stop the expansion of the Kinder Morgan pipeline, the seven-fold increase in tanker traffic on our coast, and the transportation of raw bitumen through our province.»

The consumer price index exceeded forecasts by climbing 1.87 percent month - on - month in April, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said, for a rise of 10.85 percent year - on - year, driven by significant increases in clothing and transportation prices.

The draft recommendations made today by the City of Toronto mark a critical step in increasing public transportation options.

The timing couldn't be worse for Broward County commissioners to propose a penny increase in the county's six - cent sales tax — to fund a transportation initiative that includes light rail.

Part of the problem is the expectation of any increase in expense as a result of a new job (childcare, transportation, etc).

They also include shifting from the use of the private automobile to more environmentally sound means of public transportation, dwellings that insure sufficient privacy while fostering a greater sense of community and interconnectedness in the manner of Paolo Soleri's model city, Arcosanti, and decreased use of non-renewable sources of energy and the increased use of solar energy.

Given the sad state of our highways, public transportation systems and other material infrastructure, as well as the severe needs of our educational system, increased government spending in these areas could take up the slack in declining defense expenditures while contributing enormously to the potential productivity of the United States.

Some increase in the use of animals for this purpose is possible, but for the most part the task will be to find the most efficient means of such transportation and use solar energy as far as possible to power it.

Harrington means by «socialization» the idea that the future is bringing, and will bring in geometrically increasing ratios, a deeper sense of increased human interdependence in a corporate environment, one marked by international demands for mutuality, by global communication and transportation, and by interpenetrating systems of production, distribution, and consumption, all of them interlocked and increasingly inclusive of more and more nations of the world.

To that end, Pellerito Foods has been working on building a network of partners to help it gain exposure in outside markets without increasing transportation costs.

Alston Palmer, with his many years of experience in the produce industry, partnered with Bobby McClure of Left Lane Transportation Inc. and Earl Wayne Dowell of Dowell Transport Inc. to create a multistate brokerage and use their long - term relationships to increase their carrier and customer databases.

PET is widely used for packaging in the non-alcoholic beverage and food industries, allowing brand owners and manufacturers to reduce production and transportation costs while taking advantage of this material's greater design flexibility and increased sustainability.

The Katan - Ex microlayer film excels in increased pallet stability at elevated temperatures, uses 30 percent less material per pallet and reduces damage products during transportation by 80 percent.

Quote from the midwife site:» There was no evidence that planned home birth among low risk women leads to an increased risk of severe adverse maternal outcomes in a maternity care system with well trained midwives and a good referral and transportation system.»

Upgraded from the original Ergobaby model, the Ergo 360 allows for an increase in models of child transportation, while keeping the individual carrier comfortable and relaxed.

There was no evidence that planned home birth among low risk women leads to an increased risk of severe adverse maternal outcomes in a maternity care system with well trained midwives and a good referral and transportation system.

The Chicago Board of Education will increase lunch prices for the second time this year, lay off 150 more teachers and cut $ 14 million in transportation costs to help make up an $ 80 million budget deficit, officials said Tuesday.

Inflation, which remains still high at 19.2 percent in March 2016, is being affected by the increase in utility tariffs, energy sector levies and transportation costs, but core inflation has started to decline in recent months.»

In transportation, this well - established response is known in various contexts as the Downs - Thomson Paradox, The Pigou - Knight - Downs Paradox or the Lewis - Mogridge Position: a new road may provide motorists with some level of respite from congestion in the short term, but almost all of the benefit from the road will be lost due to increased demand in the longer terIn transportation, this well - established response is known in various contexts as the Downs - Thomson Paradox, The Pigou - Knight - Downs Paradox or the Lewis - Mogridge Position: a new road may provide motorists with some level of respite from congestion in the short term, but almost all of the benefit from the road will be lost due to increased demand in the longer terin various contexts as the Downs - Thomson Paradox, The Pigou - Knight - Downs Paradox or the Lewis - Mogridge Position: a new road may provide motorists with some level of respite from congestion in the short term, but almost all of the benefit from the road will be lost due to increased demand in the longer terin the short term, but almost all of the benefit from the road will be lost due to increased demand in the longer terin the longer term.

The Vice President on what the current administration has down with little resources available to it said, «Today, with less revenue, we have increased capital funding by 400 percent as the minister has said, in power, works and housing, in defence, transportation, agriculture.

The Executive Budget also provides a modest increase in cash operating support for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of $ 43 million, bringing total cash operating support to $ 3.8 billion, and for other transit systems of $ 2 million, bringing their combined total to $ 401 million.

In particular, we want to thank Senator Joe Robach, Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, Assemblyman David Gantt, Chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee and Assemblyman Jim Brennan, Chair of the Assembly Corporations Committee for their longstanding support of the transit industry and for the increased operating and capital funding in the 2016 - 17 state budgeIn particular, we want to thank Senator Joe Robach, Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, Assemblyman David Gantt, Chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee and Assemblyman Jim Brennan, Chair of the Assembly Corporations Committee for their longstanding support of the transit industry and for the increased operating and capital funding in the 2016 - 17 state budgein the 2016 - 17 state budget.

Other findings revealed in the report identified increases in Medicaid costs for Managed Care, Transportation, and Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation, all areas that are expanding as New York State moves more individuals to managed care; and increases in Medicaid spending on mental health - related diagnoses.

A vote on the bill, backed by Sen. Diane Savino of Staten Island, comes as her office also released a report showing an increase in lewd acts on public transportation, a 51.7 percent increase.

The report also highlights the potential slowing of transportation aid from the federal government in the current 2014 - 15 fiscal year as Congress balks at increasing the 18.4 cent excise tax on gasoline, the primary source for replenishing the Federal Highway Trust Fund.

Cuomo convened the mandate relief council in 2011, and during his first three years in office has helped localities by capturing cost increases in the Medicaid program and taking over its administration from counties, giving school districts more flexibility in how they set up bus transportation and imposing a less - generous pension plan for newly hired workers.

Elected officials joined in Manhattan Sunday with advocacy group Riders Alliance and Metropolitan Transportation Authority board member Allen Cappelli over the weekend with their eyes on the new state dollars made possible through the 2013 - 14 budget passed last month, which included an increase of more than $ 358 million for transit.

They would increase public investment in affordable housing, public transportation, and clean energy.