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Hino Begins Assembling Trucks at California Factory
Japanese truck maker Hino Motors Ltd. has began production of six medium-duty truck models at a California factory run by Toyota Motor Corp., news services reported. .
October 20, 2004
TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
TSA Says It Will Soon Issue Driver Fingerprint Rules
LAS VEGAS — The Transportation Security Administration said it plans to issue by the end of October rules governing how it will conduct fingerprint background checks on commercial drivers seeking or renewing hazardous materials endorsements.
October 20, 2004Research Institute Sets Focus on Work Zone Safety, HOS Rules
LAS VEGAS — The American Transportation Research Institute, meeting here this week, discussed research on highway-construction-zone safety and said it would study driver hours-of-service rules.
October 20, 2004Letter to the Editor: Hours of Service
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. am concerned about the indecision regarding the hours-of-service rules. t has been said that the rules that started in January were put into effect to make it safer for people on the road..
October 20, 2004News Briefs - Oct. 20
Price of Crude Oil Rises to Near $55 • Union: Cargo Backlog of California Ports Critical • Cummins Says Heavy-Duty Truck Engine Sales Rise 119% • Despite Slower-Than-Expected Volume Growth, SCS' Earnings Rise • And more...
October 20, 2004News Briefs - Oct. 19
Profits Double at U.S. Xpress • Covenant's Net Income Rises 17% in 3Q • Heartland Reports Higher 3Q Profits, Revenues • American Airlines Cargo Raises Fuel Surcharge • And more...
October 19, 2004Housing Starts Fall 6% in September, but Permits Rise
The Commerce Department said Tuesday housing starts fell 6% in September, the first decline in three months.
October 19, 2004Executives Push Driver Hiring Issues
ATLANTA — The trucking industry must hire more drivers and pay them more as part of carriers’ efforts to deal with the ongoing capacity crunch, fleet and shipper representatives said here.
October 19, 2004September CPI Rises 0.2%; Core Rate Jumps 0.3%
The consumer price index rose 0.2% in September, while the core rate, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.3%, the biggest increase since April, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
October 19, 2004Letter to the Editor: Rewriting HOS Rule
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. n our operation, the federal hours-of-service rules that started in January have only jeopardized the health and safety of our drivers. With the 14-hour rule for total on-duty time and our running multiple stops, our drivers do not feel they have time to eat or take a nap during that stretch because it can cause them to not get their stops done.
October 19, 2004