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Con-Way to Launch New Truckload Company

Con-Way Transportation Services Inc. said Thursday it has formed Con-Way Truckload, a new operating company scheduled to begin operations in the first quarter of 2005..

June 3, 2004

Factory Orders Decline 1.7% in April

New orders at factories declined 1.7% to $356.9 billion, the largest drop in a year, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

June 3, 2004

Fleets Raise Fuel Surcharges in Bid to Recoup Cost Hikes

Aside from the general freight-rate hikes some less-than-truckload carriers posted recently, fleets are passing additional cost increases to shippers as they adjust fuel surcharges to recoup fast-rising fuel prices.

June 3, 2004

So. Calif. Counties Bid for Jobs, Freight Yards

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Owners of two former Air Force bases are in negotiations with the two largest U.S. freight railroads to build intermodal exchange facilities here that would distribute cargo from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach across the nation.

June 3, 2004

News Briefs - June 2

Another OPEC Nation Begins Pumping More Oil • Clark Sells Unit to PBB • Swift Says Future Insider Trades to be Cleared By CFO • Job-Cut Announcements Rise in May • And more...

June 2, 2004

ATA Urges Transport Security Agency to Bypass Hazmat Fingerprint Checks

American Trucking Associations has recommended that the government bypass fingerprint background checks for hazardous materials drivers and instead wait until a universal federal transportation credential program is available.

June 2, 2004

Letter to the Editor: Cargo Theft

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. May 17 letter offered the opinion that I mischaracterized a piece of California legislation in my April 19 opinion column.

June 2, 2004

Security Briefs - May 27 - June 2

Stolen Propane Trucks Found Near Laredo • Future of TSA Is Unclear • Accenture Wins $10 Billion Security Contract • Ashcroft, Ridge Say Agencies Are Cooperating

June 2, 2004

Average Price of Diesel Declines 1.5 Cents to $1.746

The average price of retail diesel fuel dropped 1.5 cents per gallon to $1.746, the second straight weekly decline, the Department of Energy reported Tuesday.

June 2, 2004