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Letters to the Editor: Security, FMCSAs Failures, Kudos for Hill
It seems as if the cards for the new Transportation Worker Identification Credential will not be much more than the U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Card issued to me in 1958.
May 31, 2006TSA Releases Port Workers Screening Plan
The Transportation Security Administration made public its plan for screening and credentialing hundreds of thousands of workers in and around the nations ports last week, saying its Transportation Worker Identification Credential would cost nearly $150 per person, but truckers licensed to haul hazardous materials would receive a discount.
May 31, 2006Security & Safety Briefs May 25 - May 31
Conn. Governor to Sign Truck-Safety Bill Texas OKs 80-mph Speed Limit; Trucks' Limits Still 65 mph Senate Confirms New Border Protection Chief Minnesotas Roads Getting Bumpier, Officials Say And more...
May 31, 2006Nafta Surface Trade Rises to Highest Level Ever
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose to the highest monthly level on record in March, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
May 31, 2006Fed Minutes Show Uncertainty on Continued Rate Hikes
Federal Reserve commissioners were uncertain about how much, if any, further raising of interest rates would be needed after its latest quarter-point increase at its May 10 meeting, according to minutes of the meeting that were released Wednesday.
May 31, 2006Indiana Toll Road Rates to Rise for Big Rigs on Saturday
Higher truck toll rates are set to take effect Saturday on the Indiana Toll Road, in the first rate change in more than 20 years, the Associated Press reported.
May 31, 2006Senate Confirms FHWA Chief, Other Transportation Officials
The Senate last week confirmed a host of federal transportation officials, including Richard Capka to be administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.
May 31, 2006FedEx to Acquire Watkins Motor Lines for $780 Million
Package carrier FedEx Corp. said Friday it planned to buy the less-than-truckload operations of Watkins Motor Lines and certain affiliates for $780 million.
May 30, 2006Crude Oil Rises to More Than $72 a Barrel
Crude oil futures rose to more than $72 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange in intraday trading Monday, Bloomberg reported.
May 30, 2006ATRI to Assess Border-Security Truck E-Manifest Impacts
The American Transportation Research Institute said Tuesday it has been commissioned by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to assess CBPs truck e-manifest initiative.
May 30, 2006