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Quality’s Finkbiner Proposes U.S.-Backed Rail Bonds
WASHINGTON — Congress should establish a bond guarantee program worth $20 billion to underwrite needed improvements for the nation’s railroads, a major trucking company executive said here.
October 10, 2003
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Age of Trucking Began in New York City After Grueling 40-Mile, 2-Day Horse Race
In 1903, the Automobile Club of America sponsored a contest in New York City to determine whether the motor truck had progressed far enough to replace the horse-drawn vehicle for commercial purposes.
October 10, 2003News Briefs - Oct. 10
Union Pacific Says Demand Weaker in Early October • Trade Deficit Improves in August • Ohio Highway Patrol Opposes Higher Speed Limit for Trucks • Intermodal Rail Loadings Remain Near Record • And more...
October 10, 2003News Briefs - Oct. 9
Price of Crude Rises on Expectation of Reduced OPEC Shipments • Tentative Deal Reached in Chicago Garbage Strike • Volvo to Invest in Maryland Engine Factory • Union Pacific May Hire 3,000 People in 2004 • And more...
October 9, 2003Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to an Eight-Month Low
The Labor Department reported Thursday that the number of Americans filing initial applications for unemployment benefits declined by 23,000 to 382,000 in the week ended Oct. 4, the lowest level in more than eight months.
October 9, 2003Tenn. Truckers Criticize Proposal to Split Speed Limits
A proposal by a state environmental agency in Tennessee to lower truck speed limits on interstate highways in some counties met with skepticism from trucking officials and governmental leaders.
October 9, 2003Opinion: Don’t Just Settle — Fight
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Truck drivers involved in highway accidents in which they were not at fault are often advised by well-meaning people to be careful what they say and to whom they say it.
October 9, 2003Security Briefs - Oct. 2 - Oct. 8
University of Arkansas to Study Terrorism Patterns • DHS Awards Two Security Contracts • Government Considers New Air Cargo Regulations • Bush Signs ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security Spending Bill • And more...
October 8, 2003News Briefs - Oct. 8
Ryder, Carrier Renew Distribution Deal • Report: Daimler Wants CEO Schrempp to Stay • Mack Wants More Aid for Maryland Plant • Cooper Shifts Some Truck-Tire Production to China • And more...
October 8, 2003Wholesale Inventories Decline 0.2% in August
Wholesale inventories in the United States fell 0.2% in August, the fifth straight month without an increase, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
October 8, 2003