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Fatal Crash Rate of Trucks Falls in 2000 • Driver Accused of Human Smuggling Free on Bond • Motorola to Cut More Jobs U.S. • Puts Pressure on Foreign Steel Makers • And more...

Trism Inc., a transporter of secured materials, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, the same day it announced the Dec. 13 resignation of Thomas P. Krasner as president and chief executive officer.

The coming year will be another tough one for the overall U.S. economy and for trucking, marked by struggles to balance security against freight efficiency, and environmental regulation against fleet equipment orders.

The current recession in the United States has affected many of its trading partners, but none more than neighbors Canada and Mexico, the New York Times reported.

While year-end outlooks for what the coming 12 months will bring are usually clouded by a host of “what-ifs” and “could-happens,” the outlook for 2002 is surely murkier, and darker, than most years.

UPS Reaches Agreement With Mechanics • Oshkosh Signs $75 Million U.K. Defense Deal • FMCSA Orders 300 Cargo Tanks Removed From Service • Ryder’s Outlook In Line With Estimates • And more...

Companies Adjust Supply-Chain Strategy • Ford Seeks to Equip Vehicles With Bluetooth • And more...

The decline in industrial production continued but at a slower pace, while business stockpiles continued to fall quickly and inflation remained tame, new reports on the U.S. economy released on Friday showed.

The silver International tractor with gleaming chrome exhaust stacks had an American flag and “God Bless America” emblazoned on it like many others since Sept. 11. But what captured the attention of people it passed was its cargo — the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree.