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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ruckload carrier Heartland Express said Thursday that its third-quarter income was $17.5 million or 20 cents a share, an increase from $17.1 million or 23 cents a year earlier.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. housing starts rose 3.4% in September, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he former director of TSA’s hazmat threat assessment program said TSA’s decision to place the Hazmat Threat Assessment and Transportation Worker Identification Credential programs under the same director was a step toward combining them.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>MIAMI — Teaching drivers how to lock and seal loads securely and use high-tech tracking systems are key steps to improving cargo security, trucking officials said here earlier this month during the Safety & Loss Prevention Management Council’s annual meeting.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. espite disruptions caused by Hurricane Katrina, economic activity continued to expand in September, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday, though the Fed said it may keep boosting interest rates to stave off inflation.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. merican Trucking Associations said its board of directors unanimously endorsed an energy resolution outlining ATA’s efforts to combat escalating fuel prices and help shape a comprehensive national energy plan.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. $30.8 billion Department of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security appropriations measure signed into law by President Bush on Tuesday would give an additional $4.8 million grant to American Trucking Associations for ATA’s Highway Watch program.

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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he American Transportation Research Institute released a "crash predictor" study Tuesday that evaluates and links past driver traffic violations and convictions with their likelihood of being involved in a crash, providing trucking companies with safety-related information on drivers.

Hurricane Wilma strengthened in the southern Caribbean Sea Wednesday into the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record, a Category 5 storm with 175 mph winds that forecasters warned could strike Florida's West Coast by the weekend, news services reported.