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Conference Board’s LEI Flat in June
The Conference Board said Thursday that its index of leading economic indicators held steady at 112.4 in June – the second time in three months the monthly index has failed to increase. The index had risen 0.6% in May, the group said.
July 18, 2002
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Dockworkers, W. Coast Port Operators Continue to Haggle as Freight Moves
Longshoremen and West Coast port operators continued to haggle over a new contract last week, and some said talks could continue until the union caucuses on July 22.
July 18, 2002Drivers Hard to Find as Freight Volume Grows
The economy’s growing recovery is beginning to tighten the market for truck drivers, according to industry statistics and recent interviews with fleet owners and managers.
July 18, 2002Opinion: A Congestion-Free Alternative for Metropolitan-Area Trucking
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.An innovative federal pilot program called “value pricing” allows truckers and others the choice of bypassing congestion on crowded freeways in metropolitan areas across the United States.
July 18, 2002News Briefs - July 18
I-95 in Maryland Reopens After Crash • Freightliner Breaks Even; Daimler Net Income Up 52% • CNF Profits Rise as Freight Volumes Increase • Landstar Declares Stock Split, Record Earnings • And more...
July 18, 2002Housing Starts Fall 3.6% in June
Construction of new single-family homes slowed by 3.6% in June to a annual pace of 1.672 million homes, a report by the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
July 17, 2002FMCSA Close to Hazmat Rule Requiring Background Checks
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is closer to issuing a rule requiring drivers who haul hazardous materials to undergo background checks, FMCSA Administrator Joseph M. Clapp said last week.
July 17, 2002New Costs for Security: Who Is Going to Pay?
The next multiyear highway bill likely will continue the tradition of allowing states to determine how best to spend federal highway dollars, but lawmakers will have to deal, for the first time, with how much money should be spent on anti-terrorism measures.
July 17, 2002ATA, Others Call Hazmat Security Plan Ineffective
American Trucking Associations said proposed Department of Transportation regulations to enhance the security of hazardous material shipments would be ineffective to prevent a terrorist from turning a cargo vehicle into a weapon of mass destruction.
July 17, 2002News Briefs - July 17
Greenspan Says Consumer Spending Holding Up • USA Truck Reports Record Revenue • Heartland Express Sees Gain in 2Q Earnings • Mitsubishi to Decide Truck Unit’s Future This Year • And more...
July 17, 2002