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Opinion: A Joint Commitment to Safety
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. t United Parcel Service, we’ve spent the last seven years honing an approach to safety called the Comprehensive Health and Safety Process, or CHSP.
June 26, 2002Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Summer Border Opening Still Viable, IG Report Finds
Department of Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said he was poised to open the border to Mexican trucks this summer after reading a report by DOT’s inspector general that concluded remaining safety measures are achievable by the end of August.
June 26, 2002Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
For the fourth straight meeting, the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee voted Wednesday not to change U.S. interest rates, saying that economic activity is increasing but the upward momentum from the swing in inventory investment and the growth in final demand is moderating. br clear=all>
June 26, 2002Western Star Finalizes Move to Oregon
Completing a plan laid out in October 2001, Western Star Trucks said Wednesday it has begun an investment program to move its manufacturing operations to Portland, Ore., from Kelowna, British Columbia.
June 26, 2002Consumer Confidence Declines in June
The consumer confidence index declined to 106.4 in June from 110.3 in May as concern grew over the U.S. labor market, the Conference Board said Tuesday.
June 25, 2002Increase in Ground Shipments Lifts FedEx’s Profits
A surge in ground shipments helped pushed FedEx Corp.’s fiscal fourth-quarter net income to $236 million or 78 cents per share, from $113 million or 38 cents per share a year ago..
June 25, 2002Security Briefing - June 20 - June 26
Florida Nets $19.7M for Port Security • No Transport Plan Yet for Yucca Shipments • S.C. Plutonium Shipments Underway, Perhaps • U.S. to Place Inspectors in Rotterdam • And more...
June 25, 2002News Briefs - June 25
California Crackdown Targets Speeders, Dangerous Drivers • OPEC Expected to Maintain Production Levels • Port of Vancouver Will Take Current Customers First in Case of Strike • Just-in-Time Slows General Recovery • And more...
June 25, 2002Navistar Closes Plant After Incident
Navistar International Corp.’s Chatham, Ontario factory was closed Tuesday, after Monday’s incident when six members of the striking Canadian Auto Workers union were struck by a van driven by security guards outside the facility, the Windsor Star reported.
June 25, 2002Mineta Says Amtrak Deal May Be Close
Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said Tuesday afternoon a solution to Amtrak's financial crisis could be worked out by Wednesday, the Associated Press reported.
June 25, 2002