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Trucks and trains will always compete for certain kinds of business, as will planes and trucks in some markets and ships and planes in others.

Student Finance Corp., a company that at one time was the largest source of loans for private truck-driver training in the United States, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Nov. 4.

Philly-Area Manufacturing Up, Fed Says • N.J. Turnpike Approves Contract for High-Speed E-ZPass • FedEx Freight Launches European Service • Initial Jobless Claims Drop 25,000 • And more ...

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday period, TTNews.com was not scheduled to publish for the remainder of the week beginning Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 27.

Volvo Rolls Out Truck Integrated With EPA-Approved Engine • Hub Group to Stay Independent • ABF's Stubblefield: Without CF's Closure, Business Would Be Bad • Union Sues Paccar Over Tenn. Factory Lockout • And more ...

FedEx Corp. said Wednesday that it was preparing to raise its rates in 2003 by as much as 3.9%.

Senate Passes Final ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security Bill • Delays in Funding Hold Up Security Missions • DOT, Customs Launch Cargo Security Initiatives • Mineta Says All 429 Airports Have Screeners •

BALTIMORE — The Transportation Security Administration will issue security guidelines by Sept. 30, 2003, for screening motor carrier cargo and protecting against the threat of terrorism, a TSA official said last week.

BALTIMORE — Planning for the possibility a company's truck may be used in a terrorist attack is a necessity, but it would not necessarily break the bank, security planning experts on a panel said last week.