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News Briefs - July 19
Swift's 2Q Profits, Revenues Rise • Truckers Told to Avoid Boston During Convention • Oshkosh to Purchase Majority Stake in Two Italian Companies • Tolls to Rise on Kansas Turnpike • And more...
July 19, 2004TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
Letter to the Editor: Install Discs
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. isc brakes for Class 8 trucks are long overdue. They have been standard equipment in Europe for more than 20 years. Disc systems are a totally proven technology in use on automobiles and aircraft for more than 35 years.
July 16, 2004Consumer Prices Rise 0.3% in June; Core Up 0.1%
Prices paid by consumers rose 0.3% in June, while prices excluding food and energy rose the least since December, the Labor Department reported Friday..
July 16, 2004Stress On Western Rails Could Last Through Fall
Railroads struggling to cope with higher-than-usual freight volumes and a labor shortage at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., have caused congestion there that could last throughout the fall, industry representatives said.
July 16, 2004Court Denies FedEx Claim on DOT Reimbursement
FedEx Corp. lost a round in its attempt to limit the amount of money it must pay back after the Transportation Department decided it had given the package carrier too much money to make up for business it temporarily lost immediately after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
July 16, 2004HOS Rules to Remain in Place While Government Reviews Court Decision
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. nnette Sandberg, administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said the existing hours-of-service rules for truck drivers would remain in place during a 45-day review period of an appeals court decision on Friday to overturn those rules.
July 16, 2004FMCSA Statement on Court Decision on HOS Rules
The Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) have received the court’s decision. With assistance from the Department of Justice, we are currently reviewing the opinion to determine possible next steps.
July 16, 2004ATA Issues Statement on HOS Decision
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision today vacating (throwing out) the new hours-of-service rules put into place by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in January 2004. .
July 16, 2004Technology Briefs - July 13 - July 19
New Truck Parking Spaces on I-85 Will Cut Idling • Qualcomm Declares Stock Split; Raises Dividend • Digital Dispatch to Buy Maddocks • Aether Says Sitton Extends Contract, Adds Units • And more...
July 16, 2004J.B. Hunt Warns Lack of Drivers Hurting Truckload Growth
J.B. Hunt on Thursday said growth in the truckload industry would remain at a "virtual standstill" until more truck drivers entered the industry.
July 16, 2004