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Editorial: Stay the Hours-of-Service Ruling

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he government has asked the federal appeals court that overturned the new hours-of-service rules for truck drivers to stay its ruling while the Department of Transportation works to craft a replacement rule.

September 7, 2004

IdleAire to Electrify Spaces at All 126 TravelCenters

IdleAire announced it would install its truck stop electrification technology at all 126 TravelCenters of America locations over the next three years, with a price tag of more than $1 million per site.

September 7, 2004

Reminder: FMCSA’s Sandberg to Participate in TTNews.com Internet Chat

Click here to submit your questions. ransport Topics Publishing Group has announced that Annette Sandberg, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, would participate in an Internet "chat session" Sept. 28 on the TTNews.com Web site.

September 7, 2004

Technology Briefs - Aug. 31 - Sept. 6

SkyBitz Firm Names Burtner as New CEO • Volvo Chooses Chevron Delo as Factory Fill • Maptuit Corp. Adds Two New Investors • Pioneer Transfer, 3PL Inc. Become Partners

September 7, 2004

Payrolls Rise by 144,000 in August; Manufacturing Adds 22,000 Jobs

Employers added 144,000 workers to payrolls in August, and the manufacturing sector added 22,000 positions, the Labor Department said Friday..

September 3, 2004

Highways Jammed as Floridians Flee Hurricane Frances

Highways in Florida were jammed on Friday as 2.5 million residents were ordered to head for safety ahead of Hurricane Frances, the Associated Press reported..

September 3, 2004

ATA’s Graves Says Fleet Operators Still Seek Incentives to Buy Trucks

OAK BROOK, Ill. — Truck operators will continue to seek some form of federal aid or tax relief to help offset the cost of buying cleaner-burning diesel engines to meet tougher emissions standards in 2007 and, especially, 2010, said American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves.

September 3, 2004

Hendrickson to Offer Suspension Unit in 2005

OAK BROOK, Ill. — Truck component maker Hendrickson International plans to have a new suspension unit for Class 8 trucks ready for sale in 2005, a company official told reporters here.

September 3, 2004

News Briefs - Sept. 3

ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Falls to Eight-Month Low • L.A., Long Beach Ports Experiencing Backlogs • Zollars Says Yellow Using More of Its Capacity • N.C. Shifts Focus to Highway Maintenance • And more...

September 3, 2004

News Briefs - Sept. 2

GM, Ford to Scale Back Vehicle Production in 4Q • Hurricane Helps Push Jobless Claims to Highest Level Since April • Judge: Oklahoma Must Begin Payments in Truck Registration Case • Ohio Highway Shootings Suspect Enters Insanity Plea • And more...

September 2, 2004