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Letters: Keeping LTL Drivers, Still Not Made in USA, Weight Limits

I read with interest the letter from Colin Young about keeping less-than-truckload drivers — especially the part about management thinking it should take you only so long to go from point A to point B, without taking into consideration traffic flow during different parts of the day or other unforeseen circumstances.

November 15, 2010

Funding Infrastructure Improvements

It just shouldn’t be this difficult. Here we are with virtually everyone involved agreeing that there is a major problem with the country’s aging infrastructure that needs to be addressed, and quickly.

November 15, 2010

Arrow Trucking Employees to Get $2 Million in Back Pay

About 572 former employees of bankrupt flatbed carrier Arrow Trucking Co. will receive $2 million in back wages and benefits, the Tulsa World newspaper reported, citing court documents.

November 11, 2010

IdleAIR Changes Name, Opens More Sites

IdleAIR, which provides anti-idling equipment at truck stops, has changed its name from IdleAire and opened 16 U.S. locations since reorganizing under a third owner.

November 11, 2010

Intermodal Traffic Rises 11.7% for Week

Intermodal rose 11.7% last week from a year earlier, the Association of American Railroads said.

November 11, 2010

DOT Freight Transportation Index Rises 2.1%

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 2.1% in September from a year earlier, the seventh straight year-over-year gain.

November 11, 2010

GM Reports $2.1 Billion Third-Quarter Profit

General Motors Co. Wednesday reported a $2.1 billion third-quarter profit, as it prepares for a new initial public offering as soon as next week, Bloomberg reported.

November 10, 2010

October Import Prices Jump 0.9%

The price of goods imported to the United States rose 0.9% in October, the highest in six months, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

November 10, 2010

Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level Since July

Initial jobless claims dropped by 24,000 last week to the lowest level since July, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

November 10, 2010

U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows in September

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed 5.3% in September as a lower dollar boosted exports, the Commerce Department said.

November 10, 2010