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Graves Says ATA Won't Seek Delay on Emissions Standards
American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said Wednesday ATA would not try to delay upcoming federal rules regulating diesel engine emission standards.
November 18, 2004
TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
Opinion: Old LTL Labels Have Withered
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ince the less-than-truckload industry was deregulated in 1980, it has undergone many changes that are only now starting to crystallize. The early years saw the LTL business segment into long-haul and regional carriers and unionized vs. nonunion labor. As time proceeds, though, these old distinctions are less important.
November 18, 2004News Briefs - Nov. 18
Another Possible Case of Mad Cow Disease Discovered • Jobless Claims Fall by 3,000 in Latest Week • Weather Could Play Big Role in Price of Oil • IANA Says Intermodal Volume Grew 9.2% in Third Quarter • And more...
November 18, 2004Philadelphia Fed Index Slides in November, but Outlook Strong
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday its regional index of manufacturing fell to 20.1 in November from 28.5 last month.
November 18, 2004Industrial Production Increases 0.7% in October
Industrial production rose 0.7% in October, the most in three month, and the proportion of industrial capacity in use also increased, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
November 17, 2004NHTSA Says New Braking Rule to Be Issued by Late December
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration expects to release by year’s end a proposed rule that would start the formal process to shorten the required stopping distances for heavy-duty trucks, an agency spokeswoman said.
November 17, 2004CPI Rises 0.6% in October
Consumer prices in the United States rose 0.6% in October, the largest gain since May, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
November 17, 2004TSA Sets Fee For Hazmat Checks, Says 20% of Drivers May Drop Out
The Transportation Security Administration said Nov. 10 that the fee for fingerprint-based background checks for drivers hauling hazardous materials would be about $100 per person, and that implementing the program could lead as many as 20% of existing commercial driver license hazmat endorsement holders to forgo seeking permission to carry dangerous goods.
November 17, 2004Security & Safety Briefs - Nov. 11 - Nov. 17
Three Borders Crossings Testing Security Measures • Miss. Center Will Study Highway Watch • FBI Still Searching for Tanker Stolen in April
November 17, 2004News Briefs - Nov. 17
Merger of Kmart, Sears Creates Third-Largest Retailer • Truckers Face Detour Thursday in Baltimore • October Housing Starts Rise 6.4% • U.S. Xpress to Offer 4.6 Million Shares of Stock • And more...
November 17, 2004