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Letter to the Editor: Through Lanes
Click here to write your own Letter to the Editor.Since moving to the Atlanta area about three years ago, I have been amazed at the number of accidents involving trucks on the interstates. It is time for this country to develop truck-only lanes within 30 miles of every major city..
March 29, 2002
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Class 8 Truck Sales Down 54% From February 2000
Class 8 heavy-duty truck sales in February fell 20.7% from the same month in 2001 and were 54% lower than February 2000, the month before the market for new trucks began tumbling.
March 29, 2002Trucking Groups Weighing In on Surcharge Bills
With two diesel fuel surcharge bills working their way through the Congress, trucking groups are beginning to support the version in the Senate, fuel analyst OPISNet reported Thursday.
March 29, 2002RSPA Hazmat Fees Draw Trucking's Ire at SLPMC
SAN ANTONIO — A Research and Special Programs Administration decision to continue hazmat registration fees at the same level in fiscal year 2003 came under fire during last week’s semi-annual meeting of American Trucking Associations’ Safety and Loss Prevention Management Council.
March 29, 2002News Briefs - March 29
Personal Spending, Income Up in February • Highway Named for First American Killed in Terror War • Report Says Alaska Drilling Threatens Wildlife • Rail Intermodal Lags Last Year by 0.2% • And more...
March 29, 2002U.S. Tariffs on Steel Imports Seen Raising Equipment Costs
President Bush’s decision to impose tariffs ranging from 8% to 30% on certain steel imports for a period of at least three years is likely to raise the cost of manufacturing truck equipment, but it remains to be seen how much of the cost increase will be passed along to buyers.
March 29, 2002Gas Prices Continue to Soar Across the Country
With the travel season approaching and reduced production from leading oil exporters, consumers have seen huge increases in the price of gasoline across the United States, private and government analysts said.
March 29, 2002Consumer Sentiment Index at 15-Month High
Consumers are feeling better about the U.S. economy than they have in a very long time, a University of Michigan survey said Thursday. Also Thursday, an industry group said that manufacturing activity in the Midwest rose for the second straight month.
March 28, 2002Can Security Laws Provide Blanket Protection?
In response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, many have seized upon the commercial driver license as a tool to protect the country from truck-borne violence.
March 28, 2002Focus Shifts From Cargo Theft to Security, ATA Council Told
SAN ANTONIO — Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, law enforcement agencies have shifted their attention to preventing terrorism and are spending less time on cargo theft crimes, officials told the semi-annual meeting of American Trucking Associations’ Safety and Loss Prevention Management Council.
March 28, 2002