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After considering the issue for nearly five years, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will not establish rules to settle the longstanding dispute over who must maintain intermodal equipment such as chassis.

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Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose 0.5% to $292.7 billion in November, the third straight monthly increase, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. think that we were overdue for a change in the hours rules, but I don’t think they made the change on facts. Instead, I think it was done just to make the anti-truck groups happy.

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics, citing preliminary findings from its 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, said trucking’s share of the total value of all goods moved in 2002 jumped 24.5% to $6.2 trillion from $4.9 trillion in 1997, the period covered in the previous survey.

Just as trucking executives were warning that new drivers’ workday hours regulations that took effect Jan. 4 could cause truckload carriers to need many more drivers, a study by American Trucking Associations showed that truckload driver turnover rose sharply in the third quarter of 2003.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.For 70 years, ATA has played an important role in the success and growth of the American motor carrier industry. In our 71st year, we expect to continue to provide the leadership that you’ve come to expect.

The truck financing market, which nearly collapsed under the weight of surplus equipment two years ago, appears to be on the road to recovery as business prospects for trucking companies improve and strong demand has lifted prices for used trucks.

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