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Transport Topics' readers react to the current tough situation in the trucking industry.

UPS' Eskew Named to Export Council • Hoffa Angered by Secretary Chao's Remarks, Paper Reports • Crude Oil Prices Surge to 12-Year High • Commercial Vehicle Sales Decline in Western Europe • And more ...

In the transportation industry, a strong security and loss prevention department is a necessity, not a luxury.

The price of crude oil rose for the third time in the last four days, Bloomberg reported, ahead of a report by the Department of Energy Wednesday that traders expect to show declines in U.S. supplies of fuel.

Inventory Reports Send Crude to 12-Year High • Canada Revises Transportation Regulations • Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Post Improved 2002 •

St. Paul Cos., a leading provider of commercial property and liability insurance to the trucking industry, has shifted the focus of its business to emphasize higher deductible policies for large trucking companies, according to several insurance industry sources.

DOT Agencies to Move to DHS • U.S. Businesses Not Buying Terror Insurance, Paper Says • U.S. Airlines Want 'Tax Holiday,' Security Aid in Event of War •

U.S. consumer confidence in the economy fell to its lowest point since October 1993, the Conference Board said Tuesday. The board's consumer confidence index fell to 64.0 from 78.8 in January.

In 1985, Tom Kirchner of Norrenberns Truck Service in Nashville, Ill., bought 140 acres adjacent to Interstate 64 as a site for his expanding regional trucking business.