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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. o combat a shortage of drivers, a company with operations near Virginia’s ports brought drivers with it from California, the Newport News (Va.) Daily Press reported.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ruck drivers for seven Seattle heating oil companies reached three-year contract agreements, ending a strike that started last week, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported Friday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ith 20 years of over-the-road employment — including some 2 million miles of safe driving — I have assessed the truck driver shortage, and several thoughts come to mind.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ail freight traffic jumped for the next-to-last week of 2005 compared with last year, the Association of American Railroads reported, but one transportation industry analyst discounted the numbers because last year’s figures included Christmas.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Illinois Department of Transportation said it opposed a proposal by the Missouri DOT to allow tolls on a planned Mississippi River bridge carrying Interstate 70.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>The number of freight-hauling trailers and container chassis put into service fell sharply in September, affecting the increase for the year’s first nine months to a nearly-flat 0.8%, according to data from R.L. Polk & Co.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rude oil inventories rose but distillate supplies, which include diesel fuel, fell last week, the Department of Energy reported Thursday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he growth rate of manufacturing activity in the Chicago area slowed slightly this month, but manufacturing continued to expand in the region, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Thursday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ales of existing homes fell 1.7% in November to an eight-month low, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Port of New Orleans, ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in late August, is continuing progress in making a comeback, running at about half capacity, the Associated Press reported.