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Security Briefs - Oct. 9-16
Washington-Area Police Enlist Trucking Army • California Truckers Linked to Amber Alert System • ATA Council Plans Terrorism Forum •
October 16, 2002
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
S&P Downgrades Cummins’ Debt to Junk
Standard & Poor’s cut Cummins Inc.’s credit ratings to junk status Tuesday, citing slow sales growth at the nation’s largest maker of heavy-dty engines, Bloomberg reported.
October 16, 2002ABF CEO Stubblefield Announces Retirement
Arkansas Best Corp. said Wednesday that the chief executive officer of its ABF Freight System Inc. unit, David E. Stubblefield, will retire in January 2003.
October 16, 2002News Briefs - Oct. 16
Caterpillar Posts Flat 3Q Earnings in 2002 • Reviewing Financial Statements, Atlas Air Says • Oil Prices Stable As Inventories Rebound • Cannon Sees Loss Widen in Fiscal 4Q; Blames Driver Shortage • And more...
October 16, 2002Drivers Are Trucking’s Long Line of Defense
Many government and private security experts not only believe more terrorist attacks will be attempted on U.S. soil, they expect the weapon of choice to be vehicle bombs.
October 16, 2002Congress Shelves Security Plans Until Appropriations Bill Passes
WASHINGTON — Several new programs aimed at improving transport security, including $27 million for enhanced trucking security, probably will remain unfunded at long as the 2003 transportation appropriations bill is stalled in Congress, members of Congress and government spokesmen said.
October 16, 2002Inventories Dropped in August, Commerce Says
Business inventories dropped during August for the first time four months, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
October 15, 2002News Briefs - Oct. 15
Dynamex Earnings Down in Fiscal 4Q • Hunt Reports Highest 3Q Ever • FedEx to Build Regional Hub • Amtrak Reported Stopping Cargo Service • EPA Has Certified Truck Engine, Detroit Diesel Says
October 15, 2002Air Disc Brakes Suppliers Seek to Expand Market
U.S. truck fleets are seeing the second coming of air disc brakes — whether they want to or not.
October 15, 2002Diesel Fuel Posts 9th Increase, Stands at $1.461
Nine consecutive weeks of increases have brought the national average price of diesel fuel up 15.8 cents to $1.461 per gallon, 0.1 cent above last week, the Department of Energy reported Tuesday.
October 15, 2002