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CPI Rises 0.2%; First Jump in Four Months
U.S. consumer prices rose 0.2% in January, the first increase in four months, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.
February 20, 2002News Briefs - Feb. 20
NITL Approves Carrier Membership • Bridge on I-75 to Close in Michigan • ATA, Va. Truckers Fight I-81 Toll Plan • CF Announces Loss of $37.5M in 4Q • And more...
February 20, 2002Clapp 'Chagrined' That Report Missed Congressional Deadline
WASHINGTON — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Joseph M. Clapp told a House appropriations panel that an overdue report on the agency's "security sensitivity" visits to hazardous materials handlers is tied up in review by other Department of Transportation agencies.
February 19, 2002Mineta to Get DOT Staff Report On Transport ID Cards in 60 Days
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta will receive staff recommendations within 60 days on how to implement a nationwide identification card for transportation workers, the secretary's national security adviser told a congressional panel.
February 19, 2002Housing Starts Surge 6.3% in January
The number of new homes being built in the United States exceeded analysts’ expectations in January, jumping 6.3% to an annual rate of 1.678 million, the Department of Commerce reported Tuesday.
February 19, 2002News Briefs - Feb. 19
Post Office Goes After Package Market • Safety Experiment Keeps Trucks in Right Lane • Cummins Forms New Unit • OPEC to Maintain Cuts, Traders Say • And more...
February 19, 2002Diesel Rises for Second Straight Week
The average retail price of diesel fuel in the United States rose 0.3 cent per gallon to $1.156, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
February 19, 2002Economic Outlook Muddled by Mixed Indicators
A trio of indicators released Friday offered a muddled picture of a U.S. economy that may be emerging from recession -- but doing so fitfully, with a shrinking decline in industrial production, a small increase in producer prices and a slight drop in an index of consumer sentiment.
February 15, 2002Truck Travel Centers Continue Their Evolution Into Full-Service Business Support Facilities
Scott Parker, a company driver for Contract Freighters Inc., runs a paperless office from his cab with supplemental services like TripPak Express and Internet access available at the truck stops he frequents.
February 15, 2002New Jersey Truck Stop Evolves Into 'Cyberstop'
Fred Kirschner, a Petro franchisee in Bordentown, N.J., has been in the truck stop business long enough to know that some good ideas are not as good as they sound — and sometimes new services for truckers take time to be profitable.
February 15, 2002