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Technology Briefs - Sept. 17-23
Problems Seen Persisting With Cell-Based 911 Calls • N.J. Secretly Suspended E-ZPass Fines During Summer • ATRI Launches New Web Site • New Penn Enhances Web Site for Customers •
September 20, 2002Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
August Housing Starts Fall 2.2%
Led by a decline in work on single-family homes, U.S. home construction declined 2.2% for the third straight month in August to an annual pace of 1.609 million units, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
September 19, 2002OPEC Votes to Maintain Output Limits
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed at its Osaka, Japan meeting Thursday to leave production limits at their current 11-year low, Bloomberg reported.
September 19, 2002Opinion: Criminal Convictions Are a Reality for Hours Violations
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. n unprecedented string of criminal prosecutions of truck drivers and trucking companies related to hours-of-service violations undercuts the notion that these are merely regulatory infractions carrying civil penalties.
September 19, 2002News Briefs - Sept. 19
Daimler to Take Mitsubishi Stake Sept. 20, Reuters Says • Western Ports Accuse Workers of Slowdown • Jobless Claims Decline, but Higher Than Expected • Bush Not Seeking New Tax Cuts This Year, Paper Says • And more...
September 19, 2002Letters to the Editor: Closing of CF
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he closing of the Consolidated Freightways system came as a complete shock to the vast majority of employees, with absolutely no advance notice. The bankruptcy courts should never allow a filing without compliance with the federal plant-closing warning act.
September 19, 2002Philly Fed Index Rises in September
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s general economic index rose to 2.3 in September, recovering form August’s reading of –3.1.
September 19, 2002Security Briefs - Sept.12-Sept. 18
Senate Panel Likely to Vote on Airport Screening Delay • Delphi Launches New Security Technology • Senate Democrats Trying to Forge Security Compromise • Senate Committee Questions Transportation Security.
September 18, 2002FMCSA Says It Will Fund Anti-Terror Research
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Sept. 6 it will give high-tech firms $2.5 million to test technologies aimed at preventing a truck carrying hazardous materials from being used in a terrorist attack.
September 18, 2002New York Port Director Calls Trucker ID Crucial
WASHINGTON — An official of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey said that even though much of the new attention to port security has focused on containers coming off ships, keeping a close eye on truckers hauling those containers is also important.
September 18, 2002