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Security Briefs - Nov. 28 - Dec. 4
War Game Assesses Impact of 'Dirty' Bomb in Ports • Postal Workers to Get Anti-Radiation Medication • U.S. Offers Guidance on Terror Insurance •.
December 4, 2002
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
U.S., Tennessee to Test Truck Radiation Detector
State and federal officials said a Tennessee weigh station would soon begin operating a first-of-its-kind truck radiation detector that can detect low levels of radiation and spot materials that could be used to make weapons of mass destruction.
December 4, 2002Mineta Considers Tying Fuel Taxes To Price Index
The Bush administration will not propose increasing fuel taxes to fund bridge and highway construction programs in legislation next year to reauthorize surface transportation legislation, but could support allowing fuel taxes to rise with inflation, Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said in a recent interview.
December 3, 2002Trucking Leaders Seek Reductions In Random Drug Testing of Drivers
The most recent government report on substance abuse among truck drivers showing less than 2% use illegal drugs has led some trucking officials to call for sharply reducing the percentage of drivers that carriers must test for drug use.
December 3, 2002News Briefs - Dec. 3
Nober Named New Chair of STB • Navistar Reports Losses in 4Q, Full Year • ATA, Others Sue Over Delaware River Tolls • USF Red Star Gets New President • And more ...
December 3, 2002Hunt to Buy 2,100 Freightliners, Most With Mercedes Engines
Truckload carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services said it would buy 2,100 tractors from heavy-duty truck maker Freightliner LLC next year in order to cut maintenance costs and lower the age of its fleet.
December 3, 2002U.S. Manufacturing Continues Contraction in November
Though the sector improved in November, manufacturing in the United States contracted again, according to the Institute for Supply Management.
December 2, 2002News Briefs - Dec. 2
Navistar Sets Plan for Small Shareholders • DaimlerChrysler to Share Truck Engine, Axle Costs • Raba Sells Engine Unit, Re-Focusing on Axles, Parts • Crude Oil Prices Steady to Start Week •
December 2, 2002DOT Will Propose New Hours Rule
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta said a new plan to reform federal regulations for commercial drivers' hours of service is likely to be completed in the next few weeks.
December 2, 2002Bush OKs Mexican Truck Access Beyond Border Zones
As expected, President Bush approved a plan to allow Mexican trucks access to U.S. highways and markets beyond a narrow commercial zone along the borders, implementing a long-delayed part of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
December 2, 2002