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Louisiana Begins Zero-Tolerance Policy on Seat Belts • Price of Crude Oil Rises After U.S. Inventory Report • Drivers Avoiding Delaware River Bridges • ATA Endorses American Towing

U.S. worker productivity rose at a 1.6% annual pace in the first quarter of 2003, the Labor Department reported Thursday, which was more than twice the pace of the previous three months but below expectations.

NAPLES, Fla. — Shippers gathered here for the National Small Shipments Traffic Conference annual meeting heard that the market for expedited cargo moves this year would probably not be as strong as previously expected.

DHL Airways Inc. said its new chairman and chief executive officer, John Dasburg, has agreed to acquire the cargo carrier, a move that could complicate a dispute involving United Parcel Service and FedEx Corp.

Manufacturing in the Chicago area contracted in April, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday, while Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said he remained confident the U.S. economy would begin to expand at a faster pace.

NHTSA Recalls Some International Trucks • Air Cargo Grew at Slower Pace in March • Wabash Posts First Profit in Over Two Years • Accounting-Rule Change Helps Freight Railroads • And more...

ARLINGTON, Va. - Supply chain security experts say that only a small number of U.S. freight companies have contingency plans for what to do in case another terrorist attack or other event disrupts the flow of freight transportation.

Biometrics Program for Visitors Ahead of Schedule • ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security Department Tries to Avoid Wasted Funds • Rep. Miller Calls for More Port Security Funding • DOT Asks for Industry Help on Security • And more...

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Almost three years ago to the day, ATA began a fight against a proposed hours-of-service rule that would have cost trucking companies approximately $3,400 per over-the-road truck in lost productivity and additional expenses.