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Ill-Funded Network on Life Support
On April 1, the U.S. Customs Service hooked up its beleaguered Automated Commercial System to a sort of Internet-based life support.
May 18, 1999Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore dive into the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies. They address trade challenges, mergers, sector trends and more.
Customs Asks for Computer Money
The Customs Service needs $1.4 billion over the next four years to replace the antiquated and increasingly shaky computer system it has used for the last 16 years, customs chief Raymond W. Kelly told the Senate Finance Committee.
May 18, 1999Small Business Gets Preview Of OSHA's Ergonomics Proposal
Owners of small businesses had sharp words for the early version of an ergonomics regulation that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is trying to place on the books.
May 18, 1999Central Freight to Go Public
Central Freight Lines, a storied Texas-based regional less-than-truckload carrier, is planning the first initial public offering by a trucking company in more than a year.
May 17, 1999Ill. Fee Increases Get Thumbs Up
Trucking has given a thumbs up to two proposals to raise licensing fees in Illinois and the thumbs down to legislation that would introduce new smoke regulations in the state with the nation's highest truck traffic.
May 17, 1999Kansas Eases Burden Of Road Bill on Truckers
Kansas truckers scored a small victory when the state's legislature passed a transportation plan that relies on fuel taxes, bond sales and the diversion of funds from other sources to pay for $12 billion in infrastructure improvements.
May 17, 1999Tank Carriers Discuss ATA Affiliation
National Tank Truck Carriers will hear from various parties in weighing whether to continue a relationship with its bigger colleague during the group's annual meeting.
May 17, 1999Amtrak Crash Deaths Ruled Accidental
A coroner's inquest jury deliberated only 20 minutes before ruling that the deaths of 11 people in the crash of an Amtrak train near Bourbonnais, Ill., were an accident.
May 17, 1999For Trucker, Profanity Has Steep Price
If you said the "f-word" when you were younger, there's a good chance your mother washed your mouth out with soap, but some truckers up north found out that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's penalties can be much stiffer.
May 13, 1999Teamster Negotiators Aim to Reverse Work Loss for Unionized Carhaulers
With about three weeks remaining before the expiration of a national labor contract, motor vehicle transporters want an agreement with the Teamsters union that will reverse a long-term decline in the unionized carhaul industry.
May 13, 1999