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Letters to the Editor: Closing of CF

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he closing of the Consolidated Freightways system came as a complete shock to the vast majority of employees, with absolutely no advance notice. The bankruptcy courts should never allow a filing without compliance with the federal plant-closing warning act.

September 19, 2002

Security Briefs - Sept.12-Sept. 18

Senate Panel Likely to Vote on Airport Screening Delay • Delphi Launches New Security Technology • Senate Democrats Trying to Forge Security Compromise • Senate Committee Questions Transportation Security.

September 18, 2002

FMCSA Says It Will Fund Anti-Terror Research

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Sept. 6 it will give high-tech firms $2.5 million to test technologies aimed at preventing a truck carrying hazardous materials from being used in a terrorist attack.

September 18, 2002

New York Port Director Calls Trucker ID Crucial

WASHINGTON — An official of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey said that even though much of the new attention to port security has focused on containers coming off ships, keeping a close eye on truckers hauling those containers is also important.

September 18, 2002

August CPI Makes Largest Push Since April

U.S. consumer prices, led by rises in the prices for clothing, tobacco and energy, recorded in August the largest gain since April, the Department of Labor said Wednesday.

September 18, 2002

News Briefs - Sept. 18

Boeing Sees Air Cargo Growing at 6.4% a Year • Mack Rolls Out New Financing Tools • Strike by Ambassador Bridge Workers Averted • Oregon Working on Plan for Fixing Bridges • And more...

September 18, 2002

Bonus Depreciation in 2002 Law May Offer Rapid Relief

Truck operators being hammered by rocketing costs, flat tonnage and highly competitive rates may want to look closely at an unheralded accounting provision in the Bush administration’s economic stimulus package that holds the possibility of quick relief for the bottom line.

September 17, 2002

Editorial: Representative of the Industry

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.It’s one thing for the court to deny an extension of the Oct. 1 deadline for producing cleaner diesel engines.

September 17, 2002

U.S. Industrial Production Falls 0.3% in August

U.S. industrial production dropped for the first time this year in August, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday.

September 17, 2002