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FedEx Corp. said Wednesday that it was preparing to raise its rates in 2003 by as much as 3.9%.

Senate Passes Final ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security Bill • Delays in Funding Hold Up Security Missions • DOT, Customs Launch Cargo Security Initiatives • Mineta Says All 429 Airports Have Screeners •

BALTIMORE — The Transportation Security Administration will issue security guidelines by Sept. 30, 2003, for screening motor carrier cargo and protecting against the threat of terrorism, a TSA official said last week.

BALTIMORE — Planning for the possibility a company's truck may be used in a terrorist attack is a necessity, but it would not necessarily break the bank, security planning experts on a panel said last week.

Some larger trucking companies are trying to capitalize on the appetite for intermodal shipping by offering customers the flexibility to shift easily between a purely truck movement and a truck-rail mixture.

The prices paid by U.S. consumers rose just 0.3% in October, led by increases in energy costs, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.

Port Truckers Seek Review of Truck Delays in New York and New Jersey • Delaware River Toll Commission to Start Toll Increase Soon • DOT Hands Out $98.9 Million for Emergency Infrastructure Repairs • DOT Announces Tire-Labeling Rule • And more ....

The silver lining in the ruins of the past two years for the trucking business is beginning to show itself in the form of freight rate hikes.