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House Bill Would Delay HOS Sleeper-Berth Provisions

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. bill introduced last week by one of the most influential transportation leaders in the House of Representatives would delay enforcement of rules dealing with the use of sleeper berths until January 2006.

October 4, 2005

Technology Briefs - Sept. 27 - Oct. 3

Mack Displays Hybrid Truck at U.S. Capitol Texas Delays Diesel Emission Rule Amerityre to Develop Retreads for Medium-Duty Trucks

October 3, 2005

Democrats Question FMCSA's 'Soft Enforcement' on HOS

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. wo senators and two congressmen all Democrats sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta Monday expressing their concern over a soft enforcement period of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations new hours-of-service rules for truck drivers.

October 3, 2005

ISM Factory Index Rises in September

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. manufacturing rose unexpectedly in September, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.

October 3, 2005

UTi Acquires Supply Chain Technology Firm Concentrek

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ogistics firm UTi Worldwide Monday announced its acquisition of Concentrek Inc., a provider of transportation management and supply chain systems.

October 3, 2005

Construction Spending Gains 0.4% in August

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. construction spending gained 0.4% in August, the Commerce Department reported Monday.

October 3, 2005

I-10 Bridge in Mississippi Restored Ahead of Schedule

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Interstate 10 bridge in Pascagoula, Miss., reopened to four lanes of traffic, 20 days after a barge battered the bridges eastbound span during Hurricane Katrina, Department of Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said Saturday.

October 3, 2005

Polar Air Cargo, Pilots' Union Agree to End Strike

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. olar Air Cargo and the Air Line Pilots Association have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, ending a two- week-old strike, Polar said late Sunday.

October 3, 2005

High Oil Prices Leading to Worldwide Protests

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. igh oil and fuel prices are being met with frustration and anger worldwide, forcing governments to turn to price freezes and tax cuts, among other measures, the Washington Post reported Monday.

October 3, 2005

New Software Helps Shippers Manage Surcharge Expenses

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>FC Stone Group, a risk-management consulting company, said it has developed a new software program that allows shippers to better manage fuel surcharges.

October 3, 2005