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Study Says Highway Fund Headed for Bankruptcy

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ASHINGTON — The Highway Trust Fund is headed for bankruptcy unless steps are taken to change how the government funds highway and transit programs, warned a report issued by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s policy research organization.

November 17, 2005

Jobless Claims Fall by 25,000 to Seven-Month Low

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he number of U.S. workers filing initial unemployment benefits fell 25,000 to 303,000 last week, a seven-month low, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

November 17, 2005

Housing Starts Fall in October, Commerce Says

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. new housing starts fell 5.6% in October, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

November 17, 2005

Profits Revive Trucking Stocks

Strong third-quarter earnings and solid prospects for the final three months of the year have generated a rebound in trucking stocks, many of which had fallen during the middle of 2005.

November 17, 2005

ATRI Releases Truck Work-Zone Crash Study

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he American Transportation Research Institute released a study Wednesday analyzing truck-related work zone crash data and offering counter-strategies to mitigate accidents in highway work zones.

November 16, 2005

Brink's to Sell BAX Global to German Firm for $1.1 Bln.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Brink’s Co. said Wednesday it had signed an agreement to sell its BAX Global operating unit for about $1.1 billion Deutsche Bahn AG.

November 16, 2005

Security & Safety Briefs - Nov. 10 - Nov. 16

Canadian Border Work Stoppage Expensive to Trucking • FedEx Stocking Up on Tamiflu • New Orleans Port Scrambling for Truck Drivers • Oregon Checking Trucks for Snow Chains

November 16, 2005

Senate Commitee Approves $5 Bln. in Oil-Profit Taxes

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Senate Finance Committee voted Tuesday to impose a $5 billion tax next year on the nation's biggest oil companies, the New York Times reported.

November 16, 2005

Consumer Price Index Gains 0.2% in October

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rices paid by consumers rose 0.2% in October, the slowest pace in four months, following September’s 1.2% jump, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

November 16, 2005

Business Inventories Gain in September, Commerce Reports

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. usiness inventories rose 0.5% in September following a 0.4% gain in August, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

November 16, 2005