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Freightliner to Consolidate Operations • Bush Says Economy May Not Need Stimulus • Congress Adjourns Without Terrorism Insurance Bill • Consumer Sentiment Index Rises in December • And more...

Click here to write your own Letter to the Editor.If there were a driver shortage, trucking companies would have pricing power and be able to raise rates.

Atlas Maintains the Mainframe • New Logistics Approaches Save Time • Utah Pumps Up Technology for Olympic Games

The new head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Joseph M. Clapp, will seek the cooperation of trucking companies in the effort to reduce truck-related fatalities 50% by 2008.

Senate Passes Port Security Bill • Con-Way’s Fuel Surcharge to Go to Zero • GM Pushes for Daytime Headlights • Florida Recalls More CDLs • And more...

Although still in a slump, manufacturing in the Philadelphia area in December improved much more than had been expected..

New Wireless Technology Reduces Radio Interference • Kmart Turns to High-Tech Management • Bluetooth Technology Broadens Horizons • Web Sites Could Pose Legal Risk

The major challenge facing the trucking industry, particularly truckload carriers, is attracting and retaining an adequate labor force of drivers.

A $4 billion class-action lawsuit was filed by 11 Mexican trucking companies on Tuesday, claiming the U.S. government has illegally denied them access to United States in accordance with the North American Free Trade Agreement..