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FMCSA Official Details Benefits of Trailer Tracking
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official said untethered trailer tracking systems can reduce cargo theft, lessen the chance of terrorist attack and track detention charges more accurately.
November 30, 2005Amtrak May Continue to Haul Some Freight
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. congressional measure awaiting President Bush's signature would keep Amtrak hauling freight cars, which it wants to stop, the New York Times reported.
November 30, 2005Atlas to Conduct Background Checks on Seasonal Employees
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. oving company Atlas Van Lines will expand its use of background checks to include seasonal employees by the middle of 2006 in order to improve security, a company official said.
November 30, 2005GAO Says Crash Data System Has Improved
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>Though the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has improved its system of collecting and processing truck crash data, the agency must do more to ensure the data’s integrity, a Government Accountability Office report said.
November 30, 2005Horizon Lines to Increase Hawaii Freight Rates
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. cean-shipping firm Horizon Lines late Tuesday said it would file a rate increase request with the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to raise ocean freight rates for the company's Hawaii service, effective Jan. 2, 2006.
November 30, 2005Fed's 'Beige Book' Report Cites Stronger Economy
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he U.S. economy bounced back following the two big hurricanes in August and September, but lingering high fuel prices were pushing up shipping rates in some regions of the country, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
November 30, 2005Consumer Confidence Jumps in November
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. onsumer confidence jumped in November by the most in more than two years, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.
November 29, 2005Diesel Falls 3.4 Cents to $2.479; Decline Is Fifth Straight
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he national average retail price of diesel fuel fell 3.4 cents to $2.479 a gallon, the fifth straight weekly decline, the Department of Energy said Monday.
November 29, 2005New ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sales Rate Reaches Record Rate in October
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. new home sales rose to a record rate in October, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
November 29, 2005Big Snowstorm Moves Into Great Lakes Region
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he snowstorm that brought blizzard-like conditions and knocked out power to thousands across the Great Plains is moving toward the Great Lakes region, the Associated Press reported early Tuesday.
November 29, 2005