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News Briefs - Aug. 15
TransForce Announces Bid for Canadian Freightways • N.Y. Manufacturing Expands at Slower Pace in August • Navistar Posts Profit; Says Orders Picking Up • Nationwide Moving Accused of Conspiracy, Fraud • And more...
August 15, 2003Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Power Begins to Return After Massive Blackout
Power continued to return in parts of New York City, the U.S. Northeast and Midwest and Canada on Friday morning following the biggest electrical blackout in North American history.
August 15, 2003Industrial Production Posts Biggest Rise in Six Months
U.S. industrial output in July posted its biggest gain since January, boosted by a third straight monthly rise in factory activity, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.
August 15, 2003CPI Rises 0.2% in July
U.S. consumer prices rose 0.2% in July for a second straight month, led by higher costs for gasoline, the Labor Department reported Friday. Excluding volatile food and energy costs, the core index also gained 0.2%..
August 15, 2003Question for Readers: How Is the Blackout Affecting Your Business?
Click here to share your thoughts. he massive blackout that affected much of the eastern United States and parts of Canada snarled much of the transportation network and caused many factories to stop production.
August 15, 2003Hazmat Carriers Eye Potential Risks From Background-Check Deadlines
Haulers of hazardous materials said they were still looking to the federal government last week for word on the looming deadlines for driver background checks, but they differed on how business would be affected if some were disqualified.
August 15, 2003PPI Rises Modest 0.1% in July
The producer price index, which tracks payments to factories, farmers and other producers, rose just 0.1% in July as prices for energy rose slower and food prices declined, the Labor Department reported Thursday..
August 14, 2003Opinion: The Status of Tort Reform in the States
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.We in trucking need to articulate our specific needs and issues more effectively in the area of tort reform. We now have the opportunity to do this by supporting American Trucking Associations’ Insurance Task Force, engaging our partners in the state trucking associations and supporting the American Tort Reform Association.
August 14, 2003News Briefs - Aug. 14
Airborne Shareholders Approve Merger • Caterpillar Sued By EEOC • Celadon’s Profits Rise in Fiscal 4Q, Full Year • Panel Upholds U.S. Lumber Tariffs • And more...
August 14, 2003News Briefs - Aug. 13
DOT Selects Carriers for Ecuador Cargo Service • U.S. July Import Prices Rise 0.5% • Venezuela Oil Minister Sees Prices Staying High • MAN Reports Improvement at Truck Unit • And more...
August 13, 2003