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Security Briefs - Jan. 30 - Feb. 5
Powell Presents Iraq Evidence Tapes to UN • DOT Rule Outlines Security Requirements for Canadian Truckers • Roadway Debuts Enhanced Secure Shipping •
February 3, 2003
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
iTECH: Should You Pay Your Way to Web Profits?
Some Web site owners pay for each mouse click that sends a potential customer their way. It's called Web affiliate marketing.
February 3, 2003News Briefs - Feb. 3
Cross-Border Delays Hurting NW Business, Leaders Say • LTL Talks to Resume Early, Union Says • Con-Way Logistics Inks Warehousing, Management Agreement • CSX Names Ward Chairman, CEO • And more ...
February 3, 2003Diesel Prices Rise Five Cents; Highest Since Dec. '00
The national average price of diesel fuel rose 5 cents a gallon last week, the Department of Energy reported Monday, reaching $1.542 – its highest price since Dec. 18, 2000.
February 3, 2003Economic Reports Paint Clouded Picture
Two economic reports released Friday on manufacturing and consumer confidence from the Midwest showed divergent views of the U.S. economy.
January 31, 2003Revised DOT Physicals Still Flawed, Critics Say
Recent revisions to the Department of Transportation’s physical examination process failed to completely close the gate on medically unqualified truck drivers, according to several physicians who work in the transportation field.
January 31, 2003Editorial: One Good Quarter Deserves Another
Truckload and less-than-truckload companies have been reporting excellent financial results for the fourth quarter of 2002, as a jump in freight volume without a matching increase in fleet capacity kept rates high and added needed black ink to company balance sheets.
January 31, 2003News Briefs - Jan. 31
DHL Worldwide Acquires Canadian Courier Company • Freightliner N.C. Plants Vote to Join UAW • Airborne Improves 4Q Earnings • Snow Confirmed as Treasury Secretary • And more ...
January 31, 2003iTECH: The 'Black Box' Debate - Corrected Verison
Government regulators insist that electronic monitors in truck cabs could help ensure that drivers comply with hours-of-service regulations. In a recent Transport Topics article, the monitors were confused with a separate instrument -- called an event data recorder, also popularly known as a "black box" -- that would be used solely to reconstruct causes of truck-involved accidents.
January 31, 2003LTL Talks Slated to Resume in Mid-February
The negotiating committee of the Teamsters union said Wednesday that its contract talks with four leading less-than-truckload carriers will resume during the week of Feb. 10.
January 30, 2003