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Executive Briefing - March 7

TRW to Fire 1,000 Workers; Northwest, Mechanics' Union Mediation Starts; Daimler to Fire 2,715 Chrysler Workers; Truck Drags Del. Toll Collector to Death; Texas Senate Passes Truck Safety Bill; and more to come...

March 7, 2001

Fed Sees U.S. Growth Still Sluggish

The U.S. Federal Reserve said Wednesday it found the U.S. economy experiencing “sluggish to modest” growth through mid-February, in a report that financial markets interpreted as helping the case for the Fed to soon cut interest rates again.

March 7, 2001

Trucking Technology Report - March 7

Descartes Buys into Sameday.com; Alltel Will Consolidate Call Centers, Close Five; Voice Geocoding Bridges Locator Gaps; Engineers Improving 3G Design Process; Sprint Takes on Wireless Chat.

March 7, 2001

Executive Briefing - March 6

Canada Eyes Rail Merger Policy; U.S. Factory Orders Drop 3.8%; Rains Close One Calif. Route, Threaten Another; MAN AG Reports Shortened FY Earnings; GM-Trailer Bridge Extend Haulage Deal; and more...

March 6, 2001

Cummins Says EGR Technology Meets 2004 Standard

Heavy truck supplier Cummins Inc. says it has successfully demonstrated that its exhaust gas recirculation technology will achieve the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2004 standards for oxides of nitrogen, emitted by diesel truck engines.

March 6, 2001

Senate Begins Effort to Overturn Ergonomics Rules

The Senate on Tuesday was going through 10 hours of debate on new federal workplace safety or ergonomics regulations, as Senate Republicans try to overturn them.

March 6, 2001

U.S. Average Retail Diesel Price Falls 3.1 Cents

The U.S. average pump price for diesel fuel fell 3.1 cents in the past week, to 142.0 cents per gallon as of Monday, the Energy Department reported.

March 6, 2001

Trucking Technology Report - March 6

General Mills Saves Millions By Sharing Information; Groups Aim to Refurbish Old Cell Phones; Wireless Middleware to Boom for Next Five Years; AT&T Seeks Split of Verizon; Wireless Entertainment Attracts Investors.

March 6, 2001

Conn. Lifts Tractor-Trailer Ban

As expected, Connecticut lifted the emergency storm ban against tractor-trailers operating on the state's highways at noon on Tuesday, according to the Conn. Department of Transportation..

March 6, 2001

Snowstorm Disrupts Freight Traffic in Northeast

A monster snowstorm that had been predicted to sprawl across the U.S. Northeast fell mostly in New England on Tuesday, news services reported.

March 6, 2001