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Opinion: Looking Forward From 43 Years
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.After 43 years in the transportation industry, 20 in truck leasing, I have just retired from the day-to-day operation of NationaLease. I now get to sit back and share my predictions for the future.
February 6, 2004Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
TCA Narrows Search for President
The search for a new president to manage the Truckload Carriers Association is in the final stages, the search committees chairman said last week.
February 6, 2004Question for Readers: Spam Blocker Run Amok?
Has your company implemented a spam-blocking program only to find it had the unintended effect of blocking legitimate e-mail your company needed to conduct business?
February 6, 2004News Briefs - Feb. 6
Central Freight Earns $2.2 Million in 4Q OPEC Likely Maintain Output Quotas Next Week DaimlerChrysler Says Truck Sales Rose 3% in 2003 And more...
February 6, 2004News Briefs - Feb. 5
Ryder's Profits Rise in 4Q Weekly Jobless Claims Rise to 356,000 Mineta: Veto Highway Bill If It Raises Taxes Chicago's Budget Chief Resigns Over Trucking Contracts And more...
February 5, 2004Productivity Rose at 2.7% Rate in Fourth Quarter
U.S. worker productivity grew at a 2.7% annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2003, well below the pace of the previous quarter, the Labor Department said Thursday.
February 5, 2004Rising Rates, Fuel Surcharges Lead to Fewer Carrier Failures
Fewer trucking companies failed during 2003, as the industry gained few new members and existing players did a better job of recouping high fuel costs and raising freight rates, according to market analysts.
February 5, 2004Counterfeits Vex Name-Brand Manufacturers
Sales of knockoff and counterfeit parts are causing losses in the aftermarket industry and generating potential reliability problems for customers that buy them, said an industry report and manufacturing executives interviewed by Transport Topics.
February 5, 2004Security Briefs - Jan. 29 - Feb. 4
Report: 'Fallen Angel' Also Sent Ricin to White House 窪蹋勛圖厙land Security Gets Big Boost in Bush's Budget Study: Thousands of Fake Licenses Issued in 2003 Radiation Detectors to Be Installed at Seaports, Borders
February 4, 2004December Factory Orders Rise 1.1%
Orders placed with U.S. factories rose 1.1% in December, the third increase in four months, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
February 4, 2004