Search
Showing 10 of 73226 results
Truckers Wait for U.S., Canada to Speed Border Crossings
Officials from the United States and Canada are preparing for a meeting at the end of February to resolve issues relating to the bottlenecks created by increased security along the world’s longest undefended border.
February 11, 2002
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Transportation Security to Cost $8.8 Billion
WASHINGTON — President Bush’s budget plan for fiscal 2003 proposes to spend $8.8 billion for transportation security, or roughly 15% of the Transportation Department’s total $59.3 billion budget package.
February 11, 2002Biometrics: More Than Skin Deep
Banking on the fact that people possess unique characteristics, biometric technology providers are moving toward developing applications to wrap the trucking industry in a security blanket.
February 11, 2002News Briefs - Feb. 11
New Jersey Seeks Damages From Truck Crash • Mich. Gov. Seeks to Raise Diesel Tax • TransForce to Issue New Shares • Forward Air's 4Q, 2001 Earnings Dip • And more...
February 11, 2002Diesel Rises Slightly to $1.153 a Gallon
After holding steady for two consecutive weeks, the average price of diesel fuel jumped 0.9 cent per gallon to $1.153, a Department of Energy report released Monday said.
February 11, 2002Wholesale Inventories Hit 23-Month Low
U.S. wholesale inventories fell 0.6% in December, bringing stockpiles of U.S. goods to $288.2 billion -- the lowest point since January 2000 -- a government report released Friday showed.
February 8, 2002Governor, Kansas Truckers Differ Over Tax Increases
Kansas Gov. Bill Graves’s plan to raise his state’s motor fuels taxes and truck fees is drawing opposition from the Kansas Motor Carriers Association.
February 8, 2002News Briefs - Feb. 8
Mild Winter, Low Demand May Foil OPEC • Stonier Launches Intermodal Growth Plan • FedEx Signs Deal with Mexican Carrier • Russia Ponders Continued Oil Output Cuts • And more...
February 8, 2002Sen. Public Works Chairman Sets Funding Priorities
WASHINGTON — Reducing highway fatalities, alleviating congestion and increasing security have emerged as top funding priorities in the next multiyear highway bill, according to the head of a key Senate authorizing committee.
February 8, 2002Security Briefs - Feb. 1 - Feb. 7
More Senate Staffers Complain of Illness From Irradiated Mail • Man Arrested After Trying to Break Into Cockpit • DOT Won't Contract With Argenbright Security • Bush Reinforces $20 Billion Pledge for NYC • And more...
February 7, 2002