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Security & Safety Briefs - Jan. 26 - Feb. 1

N.J. Issues Hazwaste Transport Fee Refunds • Bottlenecks Costing Trucking Billions, Study Says • Connecticut Sets New Safety Measures

February 1, 2006

Construction Spending Jumps 1% in December

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. onstruction spending rose a full 1% in December, the sixth straight increase, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

February 1, 2006

ISM's Manufacturing Index Declines for Third Month

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. n index of U.S. manufacturing growth fell for a third straight month in January, the Institute for Supply Management reported Wednesday.

February 1, 2006

Target Logistics Reports Higher Second-Quarter Earnings

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. reight forwarder Target Logistics said Wednesday it earned $976,000 or 5 cents a share for its second quarter ended Dec. 31, from $545,000 or 3 cents a year earlier.

February 1, 2006

Brink’s Closes BAX Global Sale for $1.1 Billion

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Brink’s Co. said Monday it had completed the sale of its BAX Global operating unit to Deutsche Bahn AG for $1.1 billion.

February 1, 2006

Experts Say New Braking Rule to Spark Tire, Sensor Changes

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. AS VEGAS — Officials of brake manufacturers Haldex and ArvinMeritor said a federal rule shortening the required stopping distance for new tractor-trailers by as much as 30% would spark changes in tire design and onboard sensors.

February 1, 2006

FMCSA Postpones EOBR Regs, Citing Hours' Rule Issues

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has postponed for four months issuing its regulation on the use of electronic onboard recorders, the agency’s two top officials told Transport Topics last week.

February 1, 2006

Tire Management: Debris, Neglect Leading Causes of Failures

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>Tire failures — caused largely by road debris, nails, bolts, poor tire maintenance or driver inattention to tire pressure — are more than a nuisance. Such failures, according to one road service provider, account for almost 40% of road service calls and are the leading reason why tractor-trailer combinations are stranded beside the road.

February 1, 2006

Chicago Manufacturing Index Declines, But Shows Growth

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he growth rate of Chicago-area manufacturing activity slowed this month as automakers cut capacity, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Tuesday.

January 31, 2006

Consumer Confidence Rises to Four-Year High

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. consumer confidence jumped in January to the highest level in almost four years, the Conference Board said Tuesday.

January 31, 2006