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ATA Economist Sees Trucking Rebound in '02 • Job Cuts Fall in December, Challenger Says • Online Spending Rises in Fourth Quarter • Package Carriers Adopt Special Surchages • And more...

A year ago in this space, we urged the Federal Reserve to make a bold switch from fighting inflation to helping the falling economy bottom out with a soft landing.

The hard-hit manufacturing sector saw signs that its 17-month slump may be soon drawing to a close, an industry report said Wednesday.

An option submitted in August by John Hausladen of the Minnesota Trucking Association makes several negative remarks about biodiesel and the biodiesel industry ("Biodiesel: Some Promise and Some Questions," 8-6, p. 9). While the intent of the Hausladen article was perhaps to raise objective questions about the alternative fuel, many of the points presented have no basis in fact.

The average price of diesel climbed for the second straight week, jumping another 1.5 cents per gallon to $1.169, the Department of Energy said this week. The back-to-back increases follow 13 weeks of falling prices.

Schneider, Caterpillar Agree on Logistics Alliance • USPS To Use Consolidated Freightways for LTL • Roadway Begins Arranging Air Cargo Services • SDC Int'l. Closes Purchase of Czech Truck Maker • And more...

The trucking industry received more positive news Friday as two of three major industry reports were released, indicating that the nearly nine-month recession may soon break.

Managers Rethink 'Just-in-Time' Inventory Management • FCC Revisits e911 Deadlines • Lockheed Martin Expands Customer Base

Orders for durable goods fell 4.8% in November, but if the drop in orders for transportation equipment is removed from the figures, orders rose 1.1%, the Commerce Department said in a report released Friday..

Sales of New ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøs Surge in November • California Passes New Driving Laws • Snow Strands Truckers in New York • OPEC Confirms Production Cut • And more...