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GOP Takes Apparent Control of Senate
With several races still undecided, and one heading to a runoff, the Republican Party appears to have taken back control of the United States Senate and maintained its majority in the House of Representatives.
November 6, 2002Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Wash. Transportation Measure Fails
Voters in Washington state soundly defeated a proposed hike in fuel taxes in just one of several measures on the ballot Tuesday with implications for the trucking industry.
November 6, 2002Clapp Wants Industry to Be More Safety Conscious
ORLANDO, Fla. Joseph Clapp, administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said last week he wants the trucking industry to be more safety conscious and that his first 15 months in office have been filled with more highs than lows about what motor carriers have accomplished.
November 6, 2002Uneven Reporting Skews Safestat Data, Conferees Told
ORLANDO, Fla. California and certain other states are much more likely than most states to report truckers out-of-service violations to the federal government, a fact that skews the computer program that helps target fleets for enforcement, a trucking insurance official said last week.
November 6, 2002News Briefs - Nov. 6
Parts Maker ArvinMeritor Reports Improvement in 4Q Florida East Coast Reports Net Loss in 3Q Port Talks Adjourned as Costs Are Assessed OPEC Oil Output Rises to 27.1 Million Barrels a Day And more ...
November 6, 2002Fed Policymakers Cut Interest Rates by One-Half Point
The Federal Reserve's policymaking group the Federal Open Market Committee -- announced Wednesday it would ease monetary policy enough to cut interest rates by half a percentage point.
November 6, 2002News Briefs - Nov. 5
Cummins to Add 140 Jobs Bush Signs Bill to Create Ports-to-Plains Corridor International Truck Makes Several Leadership Changes Visteon Seeks to Reduce Force And more ...
November 5, 2002Truck Driver, Warehouse Jobs Decline in New York
About 1,300 truck driving and warehouse jobs have been lost in the New York City area since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, mainly because of a cargo dropoff at the city's two main airports, a new study has found.
November 5, 2002Service Economy Growth Slows in October
The services sector of the U.S. economy continued to show growth in October, but did so at a slower pace, the Institute for Supply Management reported Tuesday.
November 5, 2002UAW Files Unfair Labor Charge Against Peterbilt
The United AutoWorkers said Monday that it has filed unfair labor practice charges against Peterbilt Motors, a division of truck maker Paccar Inc. stemming from a situation that has idled 700 workers at the company's Madison, Tenn. factory.
November 5, 2002