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May Retail Sales Down 0.9%; PPI Dips 0.4%
May economic reports released Thursday show retail sales down 0.9% and producer prices down 0.4%, raising new doubts about the strength of the recovery.
June 13, 2002
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Airfreight Business Attracting More Truckers
Even though big rigs can’t fly, a growing number of truck operators are in-volved in the airfreight business.
June 13, 2002Less Is More (Money) For Air Cargo Traffic
Trucks haul the vast majority of freight by weight, but the expensive cargo often takes to the air.
June 13, 2002News Briefs - June 13
Landstar’s Crowe Named Vice Chairman of Chamber of Commerce • Dana Raises 2Q Forecast; Cites Increased Truck Production • Canada's Committee OKs Longer Hours for Truckers, Paper Says • Fla. Town Seeks to Limit Trucks • And more...
June 13, 2002April Truck Tonnage Rises 7.4%; Trend Seems 'Positive'
The amount of freight shipped by trucks rose in April, signalling an improvement in the outlook for the trucking sector, a report by the American Trucking Associations said Tuesday.
June 12, 2002House Port Bill Mandates Trucker, Cargo Screening
The House passed port security legislation June 4 that would require the government to develop an identification and screening system for containerized cargo and require truckers operating in secure port areas to undergo background checks and carry identification cards.
June 12, 2002Opinion: Train Local Police in Vehicle Security
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Shortly after Sept. 11, when I last had the privilege of communicating with you in this column, I stressed the need for the roadside safety officer to meet new challenges in addition to making sure we have safe trucks and buses through our roadside inspection program.
June 12, 2002Security Briefs - June 7 - June 13
Florida Man Sentenced in CDL Scandal • Web Site Tracks Nuclear Routes • Experts Call Trace Bomb Detectors Unreliable • Terrorist Accused of 'Dirty' Bomb Plot Arrested • And more...
June 12, 2002News Briefs - June 12
Dana Will Lose Mack Truck Axle, Chassis Contracts • Johnson Controls Plants Struck • Shell to End Calif. MTBE Use Early • Colo. Wildfire Destroys ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøs, Closes Roads • And more ...
June 12, 2002Fed Says Economic Activity Expands at Moderate Pace
Overall economic activity in the United States expanded at a moderate but uneven pace throughout the United States since late April, the Federal Reserve said in a periodical report released Wednesday.
June 12, 2002