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Freight movement in the southeastern United States ground to a halt last week as a massive hurricane bobbed and weaved up the Eastern Seaboard, threatening to hammer towns from South Florida to North Carolina.

Overnite Transportation Corp. withdrew its registration for an initial public offering Sept. 14, citing “current market conditions” as the reason.

Truck drivers working a 14-hour day with a lunch break do not get significantly more tired than colleagues who work fewer hours, according to a scientist with the ATA Foundation.

Instead of dumping damaged containers of paint, wood stain and related products, and thus having the otherwise useful goods end up as hazardous waste in a landfill, employees of Roadway Express donated the items to charity.

A Minnesota-based company that manufacturers package shipping kiosks and recently started its own courier business has agreed to buy Corporate Express Delivery Systems.

The cost of crude oil continued its climb this week, pushing the national average price of diesel fuel up 1.1 cents to $1.209 a gallon, the highest price since April 21, 1997.

There’s nothing like a weather-induced emergency to remind us all how fragile man’s plans and creations are, even when the situation involves the behemoth that is the American freight delivery system.

As an American Trucking Associations member committed to safe, top-quality transportation services, I believe that it’s time we send a signal to our employees, shippers, the transportation safety community, government and all highway users that ATA members are committed to safety.

We read with great interest the Transport Topics article about George Reagle, the former associate administrator of the Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Motor Carriers [“Reagle Breaks Silence,” (8-16, p. 1). He was a fine and dedicated public servant.