Sentences with phrase «significant transportation costs»

I've got all these other expenses; I've got perhaps significant transportation costs.

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Pipeline reversal projects such as the Enbridge Seaway reversal and the TransCanada Gulf Coast Marketlink project in the U.S. have begun to drain the glut of crude from the midwest by more cost - effective transportation options, and some significant refinery outages have finished in the U.S. midwest, adding demand.

And transportation companies, such as airlines, are likely to benefit this year, as low oil costs shave a significant amount off their operating expenses.

According to the company, they boast significant fuel economy and reduced operating costs compared to some other major modes of transportation like airplanes and cargo ships.

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.

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.

The federal government also could see significant cost - savings, as Medicare and Medicaid (which is a joint state - federal program) both pitch in to cover non-emergency medical transportation, costing the feds around $ 3 billion a year.

In recent years, intermodal transportation has played a significant role in lowering consumer costs on everyday goods, and has contributed to the viability of thousands of businesses throughout Canada.

The most significant drivers were higher initial inventory markups and reduced transportation costs, partially attributable to lower fuel rates.

Researchers at the University of Michigan Injury Center and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute studied the impact of installing these alcohol ignition interlock devices in all newly purchased vehicles over a 15 - year period; their estimates of injury prevention and cost savings are significant.

The Commission will examine factors that impact spending in education, including: school funding and distribution of State Aid; efficiency and utilization of education spending at the district level; the percentage of per - pupil funding that goes to the classroom as compared to administrative overhead and benefits; approaches to improving special education programs and outcomes while also reducing costs; identifying ways to reduce transportation costs; identifying strategies to create significant savings and long - term efficiencies; and analysis of district - by - district returns on educational investment and educational productivity to identify districts that have higher student outcomes per dollar spent, and those that do not.

While protecting charter schools, who proved to be among his largest campaign donors, Malloy's new spending plan actually includes a variety of significant cuts to public education programs including a $ 15 million cut in the school transportation grant which will simply shift the burden for those costs onto local property taxpayers.

enhancement of surface transportation efficiency and facilitation of intermodalism and international trade to enable existing facilities to meet a significant portion of future transportation needs, including public access to employment, goods, and services and to reduce regulatory, financial, and other transaction costs to public agencies and system users;

As it is, drivers and taxpayers in general already pay significant parts of the cost of the public transportation system.

Industry's correspondence with the Canadian government implicitly recognizes that by providing a low cost transportation solution, Keystone XL would reduce costs and enable significant additional expansion of tar sands production.

Businesses already suffer significant costs from the effects of climate change, including rising health care costs, more stress on the energy grid, and disruptions of transportation infrastructure.

Examples include video conferencing instead of business travel, using public transportation instead of company cars, and upgrading inefficient building equipment can result in significant cost savings.

Given that nearly half of Washington's emissions come from the transportation sector, the reductions in cost are hugely significant for our pursuit of a cleaner transportation system.

From 2010 to 2011, CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion decreased by 2.5 % due to: (1) a decrease in coal consumption, with increased natural gas consumption and a significant increase in hydropower used; (2) a decrease in transportation - related energy consumption due to higher fuel costs, improvements in fuel efficiency, and a reduction in miles travelled; and (3) relatively mild winter conditions resulting in an overall decrease in energy demand in most sectors.

The cost of transportation to her various appointments was allowed, as well as compensation for the significant amount of time the father spent in caring for his daughter, discounted by one third to account for the likelihood that not all of the hours claimed were actually compensable.

The cost implications for the transportation standard are believed to be significant.

«Ford must be held accountable for design and manufacturing defects of the PowerShift transmission that has compromised the safety of the vehicles and cost owners significant loss in vehicle value, reliable transportation and time,» Stern said.

When transportation costs are significant, the court may address transportation costs as a deviation from the child support calculated by the Worksheet, or may address transportation as a separate issue from child support.

While health care costs in the U.S. are typically quite expensive when compared to many European and Asian nations, there are other plan benefits that have the potential for significant expense when travelling abroad, such as the Air Ambulance and Emergency Air Transportation benefits.

The vehicle has the potential to provide significant societal benefits, including reduced fuel consumption, job creation and lifting people out of poverty by providing low - cost transportation that will allow people to get to jobs.

RingPower Corporation (Riverview, FL) 02/1997 — 01/2010 Operations & Inside Sales Manager (08/2005 — 01/2010) • Hire, train, and manage sales, administrative, and customer service personnel for seven locations • Responsible for major accounts with annual income of more than $ 350,000 • Perform equipment audits, manage inventory, and administer rental contracts and insurance • Monitor branch transportation costs, accounts receivable, and proper branch utilization of equipment and attachments • Create and implement an availability status in Dealer Business System (DBS) resulting significant savings • Design and launch «New Account» program for Inside Sales staff resulting in 600 new accounts statewide

Common reasons for a child support deviation include extraordinary medical expenses for the child or parent, extraordinary costs for transportation to and from parenting time, a child with special needs, a significant disparity between the parent's two standards of living, or when the paying parent is incarcerated.

Commuting costs remain a significant factor, with 73 percent of buyers saying transportation costs were important in the purchase decision process.

This year's survey also highlighted the significant role transportation costs and «green» features have in the purchase decision process.

Business days include: • A day when you conduct significant business activity • A day you spend traveling to a business destination (on a reasonably direct route) • A weekend or holiday sandwiched by business days • Weekend stay - over days necessary to save transportation costs What Travel Expenses Are Deductible?