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Diesel Price Falls 1.4 Cents a Gallon
The price of diesel fuel fell by 1.4 cents per gallon to a national average of $1.286 last week, the U.S. Department of Energy reported Monday.
June 10, 2002Searching for the Best of the Best
Transport Topics needs your help in identifying drivers who have accumulated 4 million or more accident-free miles for a special report.
June 7, 2002Wholesale Inventories Fall 0.7% in April; Sales Up 1.6%
Inventories at U.S. wholesalers fell 0.7% in April, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported Friday. Wholesalers account for about one-fourth of all business stockpiles.
June 7, 2002Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.8% as Payrolls Grow
Payrolls in May rose by 41,000, the Labor Department said Friday, pushing the unemployment rate to 5.8% from 6% the month before..
June 7, 2002News Briefs June 7
Nottingham Named to FHWA Post • Strike Continues at Ontario Navistar Plant • Trucks Restricted to One Lane on I-75 South of Detroit • House Votes to Make Estate Tax Repeal Permanent • And more...
June 7, 2002Okla. Traffic Officials See I-40 Detour Working
Despite some early hitches, truck traffic is moving smoothly and safely on the detours around a collapsed bridge on Interstate 40 in Oklahoma, said a state official and the Oklahoma Trucking Association.
June 7, 2002Coughlin Lauds New ATRI Focus as She Departs for Aviation Role
Trucking was the third mode of transportation for Susan M. Coughlin, who turns her 20-year career back toward aviation, where she began, effective June 10.
June 7, 2002Hazmat Transport Act Reauthorization Lacks Urgency
New federal regulations for transporting hazardous materials have been proposed, drafted and debated since 1994, yet those efforts appear no closer to fruition than they did eight years ago.
June 7, 2002Mexican Freight Handlers Warily Eye U.S. Competition
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — Mexican carriers and brokers here say they don’t want U.S. trucks to cross into Mexico and compete against them in a business they have carefully cultivated for 100 years.
June 6, 2002Letter to the Editor: No to Discounts
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Since deregulation of the trucking industry, discounted pricing has been rampant, spreading from the LTL segment to every area of the industry today.
June 6, 2002