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Oak Ridge Study Criticizes Crash Data

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ost of the trucking fleets that get an at-risk safety rating based on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations data-analysis system did not actually have a high crash risk, according to an outside evaluation of the agencys SafeStat program.

December 14, 2005

FMCSA to Review ATAs Sleeper-Berth Rule Petition

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said last week it would examine an American Trucking Associations proposal that would change driver work rules to allow team drivers to take part of their off-duty time in the passenger seat, rather than entirely in the trucks sleeper berth.

December 14, 2005

Distillate Inventories Fall; Gasoline, Crude Oil Supplies Rise

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. istillate inventories fell slightly, while crude oil and gasoline inventories rose last week, the Department of Energy said in its weekly inventory report.

December 14, 2005

Ford Reaches Accord With UAW on Health Care

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ocal United Auto Workers officials approved Ford Motor Co.'s demands for lower annual health-care costs, paving the way for a ratification vote by union-represented factory workers, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

December 14, 2005

Diesel Climbs 1.1 Cents to $2.436, Ending Six-Week Decline

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ollowing six straight weekly declines, the average price of retail diesel fuel rose 1.1 cents to $2.436 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

December 13, 2005

Business Inventories Rise in October

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. usiness inventories rose 0.3% in October following a 0.5% gain in September, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

December 13, 2005

UPS Signs Order for 10 Airbus Cargo Planes

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. PS Inc. signed an order with Airbus SAS for 10 Airbus A380 cargo jets valued at $2.8 billion, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

December 13, 2005

November Retail Sales Rise 0.3%, Commerce Reports

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ovember retail sales rose 0.3% over October, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

December 13, 2005

DOE Raises Oil-Price Projections; OPEC Maintains Output Levels

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Department of Energy raised long-term oil-price projection by as much as 64% over previous forecasts, which could lead to stricter fuel-economy standards on automobile fleets, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

December 13, 2005

Hiring Outlook to Remain Strong Into '06, Manpower Says

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. employers plan to carry over their positive hiring sentiments into 2006, according to the results of a new employment survey by Manpower Inc. released Tuesday.

December 13, 2005