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News Briefs - Feb. 13

Schneider Reports Strong Quarterly Results • Erickson Transport Closes Doors • Crude Oil Prices Rise as Inventories Continue Declining • New Road Forecasting Treatment Tested in Iowa • And more ...

February 13, 2003

DOT Requests $23 Million To Inspect Mexican Trucks

WASHINGTON — Deputy Secretary of Transportation Michael Jackson said the department's proposed fiscal 2004 budget of $54.3 billion represents a 6% increase over what it requested for this year.

February 12, 2003

Wickham Steps Down as Roadway CEO

Roadway Corp. announced Wednesday that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael W. Wickham will step down from his position as CEO effective March 26.

February 12, 2003

News Briefs - Feb. 12

USF Logistics Expands to Offer Ocean Services • Forward Air Boosts Quarterly Earnings • IEA Predicts Summer Fuel Shortage in U.S. • Dana Slashes Net Loss in 4Q • And more ...

February 12, 2003

Graves Urges Bush to Release Strategic Oil Reserves

American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves has urged President Bush to release oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to combat surging diesel fuel prices.

February 12, 2003

FMCSA Plans to Set Rule for Hazmat Driver Checks

WASHINGTON — The government could begin requiring drivers hauling hazardous materials to have criminal background checks about a month from now, Annette M. Sandberg, acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said Feb. 3.

February 12, 2003

Security Briefs

Consumers Stockpiling Items After DHS Suggestion • U.S. Terror Threat Level Raised to 'Orange' • Inspector General Criticizes TSA Budget Overrun •

February 11, 2003

Graves Taps Political Contacts

Contacts he made while governor of Kansas with fellow governors and other officials are already proving very useful in promoting the trucking industry's agenda in Washington, American Trucking Associations’ President Bill Graves said last week.

February 11, 2003

Group Details Plan For I-81 Tolls in Va.

New details of a proposal to expand Interstate 81 through Virginia show that it would be one of the most expensive toll roads in the country and that truckers would have to start paying the tolls years before they could use the improved highway.

February 11, 2003