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Editorial: Rolling With Mother Nature
There's nothing like a serious snowstorm to remind us how susceptible we are to the old "acts of God" clauses that are scattered throughout our insurance policies.
February 24, 2003News Briefs - Feb. 24
Grocer Ahold Sees Shares Collapse After Accounting Questions • Senators Ask FTC to Examine Gasoline Prices • Volvo Rolls Out Another Compliant Engine • Wabash Says It Will Probably Violate Debt Agreements • And more ...
February 24, 2003Technology Briefs Feb. 17-24
Aether to Outfit 2,400 CFI Trucks • Clean Diesel Claims Tests Produced Lower Emissions • Smithfield to Use Hog Waste to Produce Biodiesel •
February 24, 2003Diesel Adds to Record High, Up to $1.709
The national average price of diesel fuel rose 0.5 cent a gallon in past week, continuing to build on the record high it set the previous week, the Department of Energy reported Monday.
February 24, 2003Teamsters Group Files Lawsuit To Challenge Pension Rule
An internal Teamsters opposition group recently filed a lawsuit against the Central States Pension Fund, challenging rules that prohibit retirees from taking other jobs while collecting pension benefits.
February 21, 2003Nober Pitches Plans for Greater Access to STB
WASHINGTON — The new chairman of the federal Surface Transportation Board, Roger Nober, outlined plans to make the STB more open and accessible to the public.
February 21, 2003Fire Breaks Out at New York-Area Oil Facility
A large fire broke out at a Staten Island, N.Y., at an ExxonMobil oil storage facility Friday morning, forcing oil prices immediately higher, news services reported.
February 21, 2003News Briefs - Feb. 21
TravelCenters of America Purchases First Canadian Center • Graves Hits USA Today Truck Slam • Airborne Boosts Fuel Surcharge • Teamsters Set March 5 Vote on NMFA • And more ...
February 21, 2003Class 8 Sales Edge Higher
Sales of heavy-duty trucks rose 2% in January from a year earlier despite industry predictions that sales would drop off substantially during the new year. The gain came on the heels of a weak December, when truck sales fell 5.4% from a year earlier.
February 21, 2003LEI Down Slightly in January, Conference Board Reports
The Conference Board, an economic research group, said Thursday that its index of leading economic indicators fell 0.1% in January. The index had risen for the previous three months, the board said.
February 20, 2003