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Detroit Tunnel Advocates Say Bridge Shutdown Would Be Costly
A new report funded by backers of the proposed Detroit River Tunnel Project showed that an unplanned shutdown of the Ambassador Bridge — the busiest U.S.-Canada crossing — would cost $65 million a day.
October 13, 2003
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Senator Proposes Adding Ethanol Taxes to Highway Trust Fund
The Highway Trust Fund could get $2 billion more yearly in fuel-tax money if legislation from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) survives a House-Senate conference committee working on a final energy bill.
October 13, 2003PPI Increases 0.3% in September; Core Index Unchanged
Prices paid to factories, farmers and other producers rose 0.3% in September, reflecting an increase in the price of food, but excluding the food and energy sectors, the "core" index was unchanged, the Labor Department said Friday.
October 10, 2003Quality’s Finkbiner Proposes U.S.-Backed Rail Bonds
WASHINGTON — Congress should establish a bond guarantee program worth $20 billion to underwrite needed improvements for the nation’s railroads, a major trucking company executive said here.
October 10, 2003Age of Trucking Began in New York City After Grueling 40-Mile, 2-Day Horse Race
In 1903, the Automobile Club of America sponsored a contest in New York City to determine whether the motor truck had progressed far enough to replace the horse-drawn vehicle for commercial purposes.
October 10, 2003News Briefs - Oct. 10
Union Pacific Says Demand Weaker in Early October • Trade Deficit Improves in August • Ohio Highway Patrol Opposes Higher Speed Limit for Trucks • Intermodal Rail Loadings Remain Near Record • And more...
October 10, 2003News Briefs - Oct. 9
Price of Crude Rises on Expectation of Reduced OPEC Shipments • Tentative Deal Reached in Chicago Garbage Strike • Volvo to Invest in Maryland Engine Factory • Union Pacific May Hire 3,000 People in 2004 • And more...
October 9, 2003Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to an Eight-Month Low
The Labor Department reported Thursday that the number of Americans filing initial applications for unemployment benefits declined by 23,000 to 382,000 in the week ended Oct. 4, the lowest level in more than eight months.
October 9, 2003Tenn. Truckers Criticize Proposal to Split Speed Limits
A proposal by a state environmental agency in Tennessee to lower truck speed limits on interstate highways in some counties met with skepticism from trucking officials and governmental leaders.
October 9, 2003Opinion: Don’t Just Settle — Fight
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Truck drivers involved in highway accidents in which they were not at fault are often advised by well-meaning people to be careful what they say and to whom they say it.
October 9, 2003