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MARLINTON, W.Va. - Fred Burns Jr. managed to keep his trucking company afloat through devastating floods in 1985 and 1996, but now he is trying to protect the industry he leads from what he believes is an even greater threat — soaring insurance rates propelled by a rising tide of what many consider frivolous lawsuits.

SAN ANTONIO — The Transportation Security Administration made official what virtually all sectors of trucking already knew: The agency will not meet its self-imposed deadline to begin conducting fingerprint background checks for drivers certified to haul hazardous materials.

SAN ANTONIO — Over the next 12 months, American Trucking Associations wants to expand its Highway Watch program to all 50 states, train 300,000 more drivers and recruit security personnel from 3,000 transportation firms to create an emergency communications network to help public officials respond to terrorist attacks and other emergency situations, association officials said.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ransportation security is a challenge that can have an impact on other areas of distribution — most notably warehousing.

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Consumer confidence rose in October as the labor market showed signs of picking up, the Conference Board said Tuesday.

Forward Air Corp., a contractor to the air cargo industry, said that it had named Bruce Campbell the company's new chief executive officer.

New orders for durable goods rose 0.8% to $176.3 billion in September following a revised decline of 0.1% the month before, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Orders have increased in four of the past five months.