Business briefs
McDonald’s adds delivery locally
Four McDonald’s restaurants in the Washington area are now making food deliveries.
Customers may place orders on UberEATS.com or the UberEATS mobile app and have them delivered from the locations at: 1294 W. Chestnut St., Washington; 999 Jefferson Ave., Washington; 1001 Trinity Point Circle, South Strabane Township; and 235 Meadowlands Blvd., North Strabane Township.
Customers may use the account they have for Uber rides to track their orders. All McDonald’s menu items except soft serve cones will be available for delivery. There will be an UberEATS booking fee for each order.
Gas prices drop third straight week
Gasoline prices have dropped another 3.8 cents per gallon in Western Pennsylvania. The average price of a gallon of unleaded self-serve this week is $3.039, according to a report Monday from AAA East Central.
This was the third consecutive weekly decrease across the area, totaling 9.7 cents. The new average of $3.039, however, is 29.2 cents above the price of a year ago – $2.747.
Washington’s price dipped a little this week – eight tenths of a cent, from $3.031 to $3.023. The price here is 1.6 cents cheaper then the regional average.
Pennsylvania’s average price dropped four cents to $2.99, as motorists in the commonwealth are paying some of the lowest prices since May. The nationwide average fell three cents to $2.82.
The Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region’s gasoline inventories decreased by 2.3 million barrels, due partly to exports. But the region still has 67 million barrels, about an 11 million barrel surplus year-over-year.
Washington’s price is the eighth-lowest average among 22 Western Pennsylvania cities and towns listed by AAA. Altoona ($2.875) has the lowest average. Pittsburgh ($3.106) has the highest.
$200M-plus award for Lexus defects
DALLAS (AP) – A final judgment upholds a jury award of more than $200 million to a Dallas-area family against Toyota over what they alleged were defective front seats in their Lexus sedan.
State District Judge Dale Tillery entered the final judgment Friday in Dallas in the lawsuit brought by Benjamin and Kristi Reavis. The Dallas County jury returned its verdict Aug. 17.
The couple alleged that in a September 2016 rear-end collision defects caused their front seat backs to collapse on their two young children seated in child safety seats behind them. Their attorney said the 5-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son suffered severe head trauma and other injuries.
A message left with Toyota’s attorney Monday wasn’t returned.