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Possible Truck Bomb Plot Against Jeb Bush Investigated • Intelligence Report Sees Trucks as Terror Weapons • Attacks Still Bringing Job Cuts • Ford to Close Five Factories, Cut Jobs • And More...

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday that the U.S. economy is making strides toward recovery, but that there are still risks ahead, news services reported.

Two more reports released on Thursday appeared to offer more evidence that the U.S. economy may be turning the corner, as wholesale inventories declined again in November, while initial jobless claims fell by 58,000 last week.

What causes crashes involving trucks? A state-level study released three years ago by the University of Michigan found 70% of 5,500 fatal car-truck accidents examined by the university’s Transportation Research Institute were the fault of the automobile driver, not the truck driver.

Several research programs under way are designed to show the benefits of using technology and behavior modification to prevent accidents caused by drivers falling asleep at the wheel.

Bush Administration Announces Tariff Cuts • Low Mexican Inflation May Boost Trade • Economists Predict Quick End to Recession • Wabash National Lays Off 480 • And more...

After more than four years, the federal government has agreed to end its financial review over the Teamsters, the Associated Press reported Thursday.

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I’m passionate about research — yes, research. Why? Because I believe research holds the key to unlocking ways to more safely and efficiently move the nation’s freight.

High insurance and registration fees, a lack of U.S. partners and more intense security will combine to keep Mexican trucks from taking advantage of expanded access to U.S. roads, a congressional report said.