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Security Briefs - May 13 - May 19
Some Airports to Get More Screeners This Summer • Report: Gov't Seeks Management Companies for TWIC Tests • N.J. Gov. Says Federal Security at Newark Airport Inadequate
May 19, 2004TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
News Briefs - May 18
Government Says It Will Not Tap Oil Reserve • Bush Renominates Greenspan as Fed Chairman • Housing Starts Fall 2.1% in April • California to Investigate Oil Companies as Fuel Prices Soar • And more...
May 18, 2004LTL Carrier Profits Increase as Freight Shifts From Truckload
Less-than-truckload carriers said they boosted profits in the first quarter both because the strengthening economy had improved business generally and because shippers were shifting some freight away from the tightening truckload sector.
May 18, 2004Executives Say Lack of Drivers Stems From Low Pay Levels
NEW YORK — Motor carriers here said an inability to hire and retain qualified drivers continued to prevent them from adding capacity and the problem would not be resolved until the industry increased driver pay..
May 18, 2004News Briefs - May 17
Price of Crude Oil Nears $42 After Iraq Bombing • U.S. Continues to Fill SPR Despite Record Prices • Patent Office Ruling Favors ArvinMeritor • More Independent Truckers Picket in Northern California • And more...
May 17, 2004NTTC's Harvison Plans Retirement; Conley to Become President in '06
LAS VEGAS — The National Tank Truck Carriers announced plans for President Cliff Harvison to retire at the end of 2005 after 32 years at the helm, and for current Vice President John Conley to then fill the top post.
May 17, 2004Factory Activity in New York Expands in May
Manufacturing in New York state expanded in May for a 13th consecutive month, but at a slightly slower pace than the month before, a Federal Reserve survey released Monday showed.
May 17, 2004Average Diesel Price Rises to Within 1 Cent of Record
The average retail price of diesel fuel rose 1.8 cents to $1.763 per gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday, and is now only 0.8 cent below its record high.
May 17, 2004Fleets Report New-Engine Tests Show Reasonable Durability
NEW YORK — Experiments by three truckload carriers revealed that post-October 2002 diesel engines have been reasonably durable and that traditional trade cycles for rolling stock work well, their executives said.
May 17, 2004Technology Briefs - May 11 - May 17
Illinois Votes to Join E-ZPass • Tennessee Says Fog Signs Will Be Completed in June • AirIQ Posts Loss in 1Q • Conference to Focus on Truck Idling
May 17, 2004