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Stolen Iridium Found in Mexico • Byrd Slows Pace of Security Department Debate • Sen. Hollings Won't Block Armed Pilots Bill, Journal Says • Alert System Being Installed at Detroit-Windsor Tunnel • And more...

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Legislation moving through Congress to set up the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security Department President Bush has proposed would drop his proposal for universal driver licenses and prohibit funding for the Terrorism Information and Prevention System, known as Operation TIPS.

Calif. Garbage Fleet Switching to Natural Gas • USF Reddaway Opens New Terminals • TransForce Completes its Purchase of Canpar • Chicago-Area Factory Activity Slips in July • And more...

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.I have been an over-the-road driver since 1982. In this time I have witnessed the growing lack of available, safe parking. In one incident that comes to mind, I was driving I-40 from Little Rock to Memphis and I maxed out my hours. Not being familiar with this part of the country, I figured no problem finding a parking spot. This was about 8 p.m.

The U.S. economy has expanded modestly since early June with solid increases in activity in the Cleveland and St. Louis districts, the Federal Reserve said in its Beige Book report released Wednesday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The consumer confidence index declined to 97.1 in July from 106.3 the month before as concern over the stock market and corporate scandals increased, the Conference Board said Tuesday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Patrick DeCorla-Souza, a policy analyst for the Federal Highway Administration, argued in this space July 15 for a move toward value pricing as a means of reducing and shifting the flow of cars and trucks from highways.

Vanguard Ceases Operations, Files for Bankruptcy • P.A.M. 2Q Profits Rise • Atlas Crews Ratify 42-Month Pact • Bush Signs Corporate Fraud Bill • And more...

TTPress has established its own Web identity, displaying and marketing its products through links on the TTNews.com home page. Marketing Manager Tara Rothbauer said that "the brand-new TTPress Online Catalog promises to be the fastest, easiest, and most convenient way to shop for trucking business information. Those of us responsible for enhancing this product line are excited by our new Web presence." BR>(Click here to see the new site.) Continued…

House Speaker Dennis Hastert, an Illinois Republican whose district includes factories owned by diesel manufacturer Caterpillar, last week threw his support into the effort to block or delay the Oct. 1 deadline for selling cleaner-running diesel engines.