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FMCSA Urged to Fix Outreach Programs
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>Recent reports from the Government Accountability Office urged the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to improve its enforcement grant and outreach programs.
January 4, 2006Letter to the Editor: Driver Training
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. MCSA’s ruling to eliminate in-vehicle training as part of a new driver’s entry-level training requirements is contrary to much contemporary research and wisdom in regard to properly preparing commercial drivers to enter the complex driving environment in which they must function.
January 4, 2006ISM Manufacturing Index Declines Again in December
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. key index of U.S. manufacturing growth fell in December for a second straight month, to the lowest level since June, the Institute for Supply Management reported Tuesday.
January 3, 2006November Construction Spending Rises 0.2%
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. onstruction spending rose 0.2% in November for a fifth straight month, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
January 3, 2006Yellow Roadway Changes Name to YRC Worldwide
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ellow Roadway Corp. said Tuesday it has changed its name to YRC Worldwide Inc. and that it will change its Nasdaq ticker symbol to YRCW on Wednesday.
January 3, 2006Economy to Grow More Slowly in 2006, Journal Reports
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ncreased business spending in 2006 is likely to lead to a fifth consecutive year of economic expansion, though a softening housing market may cool the overall pace of growth, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
January 3, 2006House Bill to Increase Tax Credit for Hybrids
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. egislation introduced in the House of Representatives Dec. 7 would increase by $3,000 the current tax credit for makers and consumers of domestic hybrid vehicles, including commercial trucks.
January 3, 2006Technology, Rules Attempted to Reduce Truck Crashes in '05
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>A number of promising new safety systems designed to help drivers maintain vehicle control took center stage in 2005, as truck makers and fleet managers evaluated an array of emerging technologies with the potential to reduce the number of truck crashes.
January 3, 2006Fed May Be Slowing Rate Hikes, Minutes Show
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ederal Reserve policy makers may be close to ending their series of interest rate increases, the minutes of the Fed’s Dec. 13 meeting show.
January 3, 2006Technology Briefs - Dec. 28 - Jan. 3
EPA: U.S. to Use More Renewable Fuels in ’06 • SiriComm Sets Wi-Fi ‘Hot Spot’ Network • Ohio Firm Derives Biodiesel From Vegetable Oil
January 3, 2006