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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>The Transportation Security Administration temporarily lifted its background check requirement for drivers seeking first-time hazardous materials endorsements, to make it easier for non-hazmat drivers to respond to calls for aid in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. believe drivers were comfortable with the previous hours-of-service rules. They had enough rest, regardless of whether they rested during a split-sleeper-berth period or a full 10 hours of off-duty time.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. urricane Ophelia could make landfall in North Carolina Wednesday but was not nearly as strong as Hurricane Katrina, which caused extensive damage to the Gulf Coast region two weeks ago, news and weather reports said.

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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ruck drivers are among the professions which have seen wages decline on an inflation-adjusted basis from 1997 through 2004, according to a Labor Department survey reported in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. urricane Katrina's aftermath will have an isolated effect on the hiring prospects of U.S. employers, with nearly a third expecting to add to their payrolls in the fourth quarter, according to a survey by Manpower Inc., the Associated Press reported Tuesday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. yder System said late Monday that that Gregory Hyland, president of its Fleet Management Solutions unit, was departing the company to become the chief executive officer of an industrial company in Florida.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he U.S. producer price index rose 0.6% in August, while prices excluding food and energy were unchanged, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he federal government is beginning what some planners are calling one of the biggest bursts of federal housing development in U.S. history, the New York Times reported Tuesday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>Some grain shipments resumed last week on the Mississippi River, easing initial fears of a total economic catastrophe for the U.S. agricultural industry, but officials said Hurricane Katrina had nonetheless inflicted a damaging blow on the industry.