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News Briefs - Nov. 6
Two Dead After Shooting at Watkins Motor Lines • Greenspan Upbeat on Economy; Warns About Deficit • New UPS Service Sends Packages Through Post Office • Snow Says Economy in 'New Phase' • And more...
November 6, 2003Security Briefs - Oct. 29 - Nov. 5
TSA Expected to Extend Fingerprinting Deadline • Ridge Releases $2.2 Billion in Anti-Terror Grants • U.S., EU Seek Common Border Security Guidelines • Pennsylvania Using New Tool to Track Hazardous Cargo • And more...
November 5, 2003Factory Orders Increase 0.5% in September
Factory orders in the United States rose 0.5% in September, the fourth increase in the past five months, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
November 5, 2003Letter to the Editor: Cargo Security
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. find it troubling that shippers are either requesting or demanding carriers to increase security measures for cargo transport, but are not willing to increase their rates to compensate the carrier for the added cost of such measures.
November 5, 2003iTECH: Fleets Tap Combined Technologies for Real-Time Communications
One plus one makes more than two for some fleets that have combined communications systems with management information software.
November 5, 2003News Briefs - Nov. 5
ISM's Index of Service Sector Approaches Record High • N.M. Transportation Package to Raise Trucking Costs • Maine Bridge Increases Weight Limit • EU Plans Slow Increase of Tariffs on U.S. Imports • And more...
November 5, 2003News Briefs - Nov. 4
Report: October Job-Cut Announcements Rise to 171,874 • Fog Delays Traffic in Panama Canal • Ocean-Shipping Rates Surging, Journal Says • Audit of FHWA's Bridge Oversight Planned • And more...
November 4, 2003CVSA, Fleets Query FMCSA
Two months before new driver hours-of-service rules are scheduled to go into effect, officials from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and motor carrier executives said they are still seeking clarification from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on key elements of the plan.
November 4, 2003Maryland Raises Tolls Along With Discounts
The Maryland Transportation Authority approved a package of toll increases on several key trucking routes during an Oct. 21 meeting, but softened the impact by increasing discounts to users of its electronic toll-collection system.
November 4, 2003ISM Manufacturing Index Show Additional Expansion
The Institute for Supply Management said Monday its factory index in October showed expansion for the fourth straight month.
November 3, 2003