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Letters to the Editor: In the Aftermath

Click here to write your own Letter to the Editor. he following are excerpts of some of the letters Transport Topics received following last week's terrorist attacks. We would especially like to know how truckers are adjusting to the special restrictions that may be involved in serving disaster-affected areas, especially New York.

September 21, 2001

Tight Security Surrounds Money Trucks As Europe Prepares to Convert to Euro

LONDON -- Thousands of trucks crammed full of money and shrouded in security crept out from secret warehouses around Europe earlier this month as banks began receiving shipments of euros in preparation for Jan. 1, when the new currency becomes legal tender in 12 countries.

September 21, 2001

Background Checks On Drivers Can Be a Legal Obstacle Course for Carriers

When it comes to complying with federal regulations regarding the hiring of commercial truck drivers, many trucking managers rely heavily on consumer reporting agencies to conduct background checks in order to obtain more reliable data.

September 21, 2001

Biodiesel Opponents Seeks Compromise in Minnesota

Four months after the defeat of a Minnesota state bill that would have mandated the addition of soybean-based biodiesel to all diesel fuel sold in the state, both sides were looking toward working together to prevent a second fight when the Legislature returns next year.

September 21, 2001

Executive Briefing - Sept. 21

Wall Street Ends Week With More Losses; Oil, Gas Pipelines May Be Vulnerable; Bush, Congress Agree on Airline Aid; Northwest Airlines Cuts 10,000 Jobs; Freightliner to Idle Truck Plants; and more...

September 21, 2001

Congress Eyes Consensus on DOT Appropriations Bill

In a sharp reversal of the debate that was developing prior to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Congress is moving toward a quick consensus on a transportation appropriations bill that could include measures to beef up border security and commercial vehicle inspections.

September 21, 2001

U.S. Border Freight Delays Ease

Truck traffic across the northern and southern U.S. borders improved last week, contrasting sharply with the bottlenecks that stretched 12 miles and longer following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

September 21, 2001

Trucking Technology Alert - Sept. 21

Wireless Companies Closer to New Licenses; ICG Increases Logistics.com Stake; Old Computers Struggle to Run New Software; and more...

September 21, 2001

ITS Highway Research Could Get More Funding

A Senate panel heard testimony Sept. 10 on the need to provide more funding for intelligent transportation systems in the next highway bill.

September 20, 2001

NAFC Meets to Focus on Economy, Border Trade

Trucking company financial managers will meet in Dallas Sept. 23-25 for fall committee meetings and presentations of American Trucking Associations’ National Accounting and Finance Council.

September 20, 2001