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Terrorism May Push Insurance Premiums Higher • Anthrax Scare Leads Some to Rethink Holiday Cards • Wabash National Announces $61.4 Mil. Loss in 3Q • And more ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- William Canary, who has served as interim president and chief executive officer of the American Trucking Associations since July 1, was named effective Tuesday as the permanent president/CEO through Jan. 13, 2003.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- An economy that had been showing signs of recovery in August and up to Sept. 10, is now in a slump and could remain so, according to a panel of economic analysts meeting here as part of the Management Conference & Exhibition.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -– Short-term sacrifices in mobility may be a necessary price to pay in order to increase security after Sept. 11, according to the secretary of transportation.

Consumer confidence fell to 85.5 in October from 97 the month before, the lowest level in more than seven years, according to the New York-based Conference Board.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. —- The FBI is working to improve information sharing with the trucking industry and within its own organization, as cargo theft becomes a top agency priority in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, William Maddalena, a supervisory special agent with the FBI told trucking executives at the 2001 Management Conference & Exhibition.

Federal officials have slashed the number of truck safety compliance reviews to be conducted over the next four months so that inspectors can spend most of their time briefing hazardous-materials carriers on how to prevent trucks from being used by terrorists.

he U.S. Postal Service has begun making arrangements to sterilize mail in an effort to quell the expanding outbreaks of anthrax associated with infected letters, news services reported.

UPS Launches Consulting Division • U.S. Government Records $127 Billion Surplus • Massive Rail Project Waiting for Approval • FedEx Says Earnings to be Higher After Stimulus Aid • And more ...