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News Briefs - Feb. 19
Jobless Claims Fall in Latest Week Strong Demand Lifts Frozen Food's Profits CNF CEO Quesnel to Retire Schneider Opens Intermodal Office in Washington And more...
February 19, 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..
Winter Weather Slows Housing Starts in January
Housing starts in the United States fell 7.9% to a 1.903 million-unit annual rate in January, as severe winter weather restrained some building, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
February 18, 2004Average Diesel Price Rises 1.6 Cents to $1.584
The Department of Energy said Tuesday the average retail price of diesel fuel in the United States rose 1.6 cents per gallon to $1.584.
February 18, 2004Security, Commerce Need to Be Balanced, Ridge Says
WASHINGTON U.S. 窪蹋勛圖厙land Security Secretary Tom Ridge told trucking executives that one of his primary challenges was to balance the often conflicting goals of security and commerce.
February 18, 2004Federal Officials, Rep. Collins Agree to Speak at Diesel Summit
The General Accounting Office and the Environmental Protection Agency have agreed to participate in the Diesel Engine Emissions Summit II next month and discuss GAOs eagerly awaited report on the governments implementation of new diesel emissions rules in 2002. br clear=all>
February 18, 2004Security Briefs - Feb. 12 - Feb. 18
FBI Takes Records From Trucking Firm in Ricin Probe Grenade in Car Closes U.S.-Canada Border Crossing Another Shooting Believed Linked to Ohio Highway Sniper Ridge Says 'Logjam' Holding Up Security Funding
February 18, 2004News Briefs - Feb. 18
Smithway Posts 4Q Loss DaimlerChrysler to Extend CEO Schrempp's Contract XRG Completes Acquisition of R&R Express OPEC May Cut Production Again in March
February 18, 2004Industrial Production Increases 0.8% in January
The Federal Reserve reported Tuesday industrial production in the United States rose 0.8% in January, while the proportion of industrial capacity in use rose to 76.2%, the highest since June 2002.
February 17, 2004iTECH: Driver and Cargo -- Linked Assets
The new driver hours-of-service regulations, which fleet managers say could cost them up to 20% of productivity in some delivery segments, may also boost trucking's already growing interest in trailer tracking.
February 17, 2004Carriers, Shippers, EPA Form Alliance to Cut Greenhouse Gases Emissions
WASHINGTON The Environmental Protection Agency and 15 freight shippers and motor carriers jointly launched SmartWay Transport a partnership between the agency and freight haulers to increase fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gases emissions at American Trucking Associations winter meeting Feb. 9.
February 17, 2004